| Literature DB >> 17072729 |
Kiyoshi Hasegawa1, Yasuhiko Sugawara, Mami Ikeda, Takeaki Ishizawa, Kenichi Ohashi, Masatoshi Makuuchi.
Abstract
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EH) of the liver is a rare tumor, generally considered to have low-grade malignancy. Little is known about its clinical behavior and the therapeutic strategy is not established. We report the case of a 36-year-old woman who underwent living donor liver transplantation for EH with splenic metastases and died of recurrence 8 months later. To determine if transplantation improves the prognosis of patients with EH, we must re-evaluate its indications.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 17072729 DOI: 10.1007/s00595-006-3292-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Surg Today ISSN: 0941-1291 Impact factor: 2.549