A Case of Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma after Renal Transplantation / 대한신장학회지
Korean Journal of Nephrology
; : 264-269, 2008.
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em Ko
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| ID: wpr-203484
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ABSTRACT
Malignancy is one of the important complications after renal transplantation, and decreases both patient survival and graft survival. Hepatic angiosarcoma is the most common sarcoma in liver, but a rare malignant tumor which occupies about 2% of all hepatic malignancies. We report a case of primary hepatic angiosarcoma after renal transplantation, the first case of post-transplantation angiosarcoma in Korea. A 27-year old man had received a living related renal transplantation. He was admitted due to clinical manifestations of liver cirrhosis such as ascites, spontaneous bacterial peritonitis, and varix bleeding at 8 months after transplantation. Whole liver was infiltrated with angiosarcoma; therefore, he was managed only by supportive care. Considering the poor prognosis of hepatic angiosarcoma, both careful screening of malignancy before transplantation and periodic surveillance of malignancy after transplantation are essential.
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Assunto principal:
Peritonite
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Prognóstico
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Ascite
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Sarcoma
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Varizes
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Transplante de Rim
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Transplantes
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Sobrevivência de Enxerto
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Hemorragia
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Korean Journal of Nephrology
Ano de publicação:
2008
Tipo de documento:
Article