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World J Gastroenterol. May 21, 2015; 21(19): 6088-6096
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.6088
Published online May 21, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i19.6088
Primary hepatic angiosarcoma: A report of two cases and literature review
Yi-Ping Zhu, Yi-Ping Mou, Guan-Yu Wang, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Yan-Min Chen, Erik Matro, Chao-Jie Huang, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Ren-Biao Chen, Hong-Jie Hu, Department of Radiology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Zhi-Nong Jiang, Department of Pathology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China
Author contributions: Wang GY and Zhu YP performed the operation; Chen YM and Huang CJ collected the data; Chen RB collected radiological data; Jiang ZN collected pathological data; Zhu YP and Chen YM wrote the paper; Matro E, Mou YP, Hu HJ and Wang GY proofread the paper; Zhu YP and Chen YM contributed equally to this paper.
Supported by Science and Technology Department of Zhejiang Province, No. 2011C13038; and Department of Education of Zhejiang Province, No. N20130411.
Conflict-of-interest: All authors have no conflict of interest related to the manuscript.
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Correspondence to: Guan-Yu Wang, MD, Department of General Surgery, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, No. 3 East Qingchun Road, Hangzhou 310016, Zhejiang Province, China. wangguanyu@zju.edu.cn
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Received: December 8, 2014
Peer-review started: December 9, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 26, 2015
Accepted: February 11, 2015
Article in press: February 11, 2015
Published online: May 21, 2015
Processing time: 162 Days and 19.3 Hours
Peer-review started: December 9, 2014
First decision: December 26, 2014
Revised: January 26, 2015
Accepted: February 11, 2015
Article in press: February 11, 2015
Published online: May 21, 2015
Processing time: 162 Days and 19.3 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is a rare malignancy with poor prognosis. Two cases of PHA undergoing surgical resection at our center are presented in this paper. A literature review including 35 cases of PHA is discussed. Preliminary experience suggests that complete surgical resection is the definitive treatment for PHA and adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery might improve survival.