Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation
We present a case of angiosarcoma in small bowel, presenting with partial small bowel obstruction in a 79-year-old man with no history of radiation, chemotherapy, toxin exposure, or previous operative intervention. Angiosarcoma of small bowel is a rare entity which may present with nausea, abdominal...
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| author | Richard Siderits Frederick Poblete Biren Saraiya Cheryl Rimmer Anup Hazra Le Aye |
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| description | We present a case of angiosarcoma in small bowel, presenting with partial small bowel obstruction in a 79-year-old man with no history of radiation, chemotherapy, toxin exposure, or previous operative intervention. Angiosarcoma of small bowel is a rare entity which may present with nausea, abdominal pain, recurrent bleeding, and usually a history of prior radiation or exposure to specific toxins (polyvinyl chloride). Angiosarcoma of small bowel tends to spread rapidly and has a poor prognosis. We review the surgical and oncologic challenges. We report unique macroscopic findings of raised hyperemic margins, which are suggestive of a vasogenic lesion and the histologic feature of a partially retiform pattern with dense basement membrane material in an otherwise poorly differentiated lesion. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9edb8e0ab1c5477aa1cf4afeaf2b455b2025-02-03T05:59:32ZengWileyCase Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine2090-65282090-65362012-01-01201210.1155/2012/480135480135Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical PresentationRichard Siderits0Frederick Poblete1Biren Saraiya2Cheryl Rimmer3Anup Hazra4Le Aye5Robert Wood Johnson University Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USADepartment of Surgery, General Surgery Service, RWJ University Hospital Hamilton, Hamilton, NJ 08690, USACancer Institute of New Jersey at Hamilton, Medical Oncology Service, Hamilton, NJ 08690, USARobert Wood Johnson University Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USARobert Wood Johnson University Medical School, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USANew Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry, Stratford, NJ 08084, USAWe present a case of angiosarcoma in small bowel, presenting with partial small bowel obstruction in a 79-year-old man with no history of radiation, chemotherapy, toxin exposure, or previous operative intervention. Angiosarcoma of small bowel is a rare entity which may present with nausea, abdominal pain, recurrent bleeding, and usually a history of prior radiation or exposure to specific toxins (polyvinyl chloride). Angiosarcoma of small bowel tends to spread rapidly and has a poor prognosis. We review the surgical and oncologic challenges. We report unique macroscopic findings of raised hyperemic margins, which are suggestive of a vasogenic lesion and the histologic feature of a partially retiform pattern with dense basement membrane material in an otherwise poorly differentiated lesion.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/480135 |
| spellingShingle | Richard Siderits Frederick Poblete Biren Saraiya Cheryl Rimmer Anup Hazra Le Aye Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine |
| title | Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation |
| title_full | Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation |
| title_fullStr | Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation |
| title_short | Angiosarcoma of Small Bowel Presenting with Obstruction: Novel Observations on a Rare Diagnostic Entity with Unique Clinical Presentation |
| title_sort | angiosarcoma of small bowel presenting with obstruction novel observations on a rare diagnostic entity with unique clinical presentation |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/480135 |
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