A Case of Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma after Renal Transplantation.
- Author:
Junshik HONG
1
;
Jae Chan PARK
;
Young Sil EOM
;
Minjung KIM
;
Sanghui PARK
;
Woo Kyung CHUNG
;
Yeon Ho PARK
;
Jaeseok YANG
;
Hyun Hee LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University of Medicine and Science, Incheon, Korea. jcyjs@dreamwiz.com
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemangiosarcoma;
Kidney transplantation;
Neoplasms
- MeSH:
Ascites;
Graft Survival;
Hemangiosarcoma;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation;
Korea;
Liver;
Liver Cirrhosis;
Mass Screening;
Peritonitis;
Prognosis;
Sarcoma;
Transplants;
Varicose Veins
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2008;27(2):264-269
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
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.