Giant primary angiosarcoma of the small intestine showing severe sepsis

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摘要 Primarymalignanttumorsofthesmallintestinearerare,comprisinglessthan2%ofallgastrointestinaltumors.An85-year-oldwomanwasadmittedwithfeverof40℃andmarkedabdominaldistension.Hermedicalhistorywasunremarkable,butbloodexaminationshowedelevatedinflammatorymarkers.Abdominalcomputedtomographyshowedagianttumorwithcentralnecrosis,extendingfromtheepigastriumtothepelviccavity.Giantgastrointestinalstromaltumorofthesmallintestinecommunicatingwiththegastrointestinaltractorwithsuperimposedinfectionwassuspected.Becausenoimprovementoccurredinresponsetoantibiotics,surgerywasperformed.Laparotomyrevealedgianthemorrhagictumoradherenttothesmallintestineandoccupyingtheperitonealcavity.Thegianttumorwasasolidtumorweighing3490g,measuring24cm×17.5cm×18cmandshowingmarkednecrosis.Histologically,thetumorcomprisedspindle-shapedcellswithanaplasticlargenuclei.Immunohistochemicalstudiesshowedtumorcellspositiveforvimentin,CD31,andfactorⅧ-relatedantigen,butnegativeforc-kitandCD34.Angiosarcomawasdiagnosed.Althoughnopostoperativecomplicationsoccurred,thepatientexperiencedenlargementofmultiplemetastatictumorsintheabdominalcavityanddied42dpostoperatively.Theprognosisofsmallintestinalangiosarcomaisverypoor,evenaftervolume-reducingpalliativesurgery.
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出版日期 2014年12月22日(中国期刊网平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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