Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2022; 14(5): 1050-1056
Published online May 15, 2022. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v14.i5.1050
Primary hepatic angiosarcoma manifesting as hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome: A case report
Fu-Shuang Ha, Hua Liu, Tao Han, De-Zhao Song
Fu-Shuang Ha, Hua Liu, Tao Han, De-Zhao Song, The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300170, China
Fu-Shuang Ha, Hua Liu, Tao Han, De-Zhao Song, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Extracorporeal Life Support for Critical Diseases, Tianjin 300170, China
Fu-Shuang Ha, Hua Liu, Tao Han, De-Zhao Song, Artificial Cell Engineering Technology Research Center, Tianjin 300170, China
Fu-Shuang Ha, Hua Liu, Tao Han, De-Zhao Song, Tianjin Institute of Hepatobiliary Disease, Tianjin 300170, China
Tao Han, Tianjin Union Medical Center, Naikai University Affiliated Hospital, Tianjin 300121, China
Author contributions: Ha FS and Liu H contributed equally to this work; Ha FS and Liu H wrote the original draft; Song DZ performed the transjugular liver biopsy; Han T reviewed and edited the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Supported by Tianjin Science and Technology Plan Project, No. 19ZXDBSY00030; and Beijing iGandan Foundation, No. RGGJJ-2021-014.
Informed consent statement: The patient and his legal guardian provided informed written consent prior to the case report.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Nothing to disclosed.
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Corresponding author: Tao Han, MD, PhD, Professor, The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University, No. 83 Jintang Road, Tianjin 300170, China. hantaomd@126.com
Received: November 27, 2021
Peer-review started: November 27, 2021
First decision: January 8, 2022
Revised: January 20, 2022
Accepted: April 20, 2022
Article in press: April 20, 2022
Published online: May 15, 2022
Core Tip

Core Tip: To our knowledge, primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) has not been reported to mimic hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome. Here, we present a patient who died from PHA, which manifested as hepatic sinusoidal obstruction syndrome and was diagnosed by transjugular liver biopsy.