Metastasized angiosarcoma of the spleen in a 2-year-old girl

Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2005 Jul-Aug;22(5):387-90. doi: 10.1080/08880010590964228.

Abstract

Primary angiosarcoma of the spleen is rare and the prognosis is very poor. The authors present a 2-year-old girl with spontaneous rupture of splenic angiosarcoma. At diagnosis there were liver metastases. After splenectomy she received chemotherapy with ifosfamide, vincristine, and actinomycine D combined with a partial liver resection. She remained in complete remission over 2 years from diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis
  • Hemangiosarcoma / secondary*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / therapy
  • Hepatectomy
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Liver Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Liver Neoplasms / therapy
  • Neoplasm Metastasis
  • Prognosis
  • Remission Induction
  • Splenic Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Splenic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Splenic Neoplasms / therapy