Abstract:
Objective To explore the pathological manifestations of primary hepatic angiosarcoma and review the literature.
Methods We retrospectively analyzed the pathological and clinical data of three cases of primary hepatic angiosarcoma, which were confirmed and treated in the Department of Pathology of Peking Union Medical College Hospital from 2001 to 2010.
Results All these three cases showed no specific clinical manifestations and imaging results. Pathologically, there were varies of microscopic patterns such as hemangioma-like and epithelioid hemangioendothelioma-like apperieaces; however, specific pathological diagnostic features of angiosarcoma still existed in all three cases.
Conclusions Primary hepatic angiosarcoma is a rare malignant tumor. The combined application of history-taking, symptom observation, imaging, and liver biopsy is important for the diagnosis of primary hepatic angiosarcoma.