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Rupture of splenic angiosarcoma: a rare cause of spontaneous haemoperitoneum
Alexandrino, H; Tralhão, JG; Castro Sousa, F; Julião, MJPrimary splenic angiosarcoma, a very rare mesenchymal tumour of endothelial cell origin, comprises 2.6% of all cases of angiosarcoma and 10% of all primitive splenic tumours. Clinical presentation is usually unspecific, with abdominal pain and anaemia. Rupture is a rare complication and should prompt emergency splenectomy. Prognosis is usually poor because of liver, lung or bone metastases. We describe the case...
Peritoneal and hepatic hydatid disease causing major bile duct destruction
Vieira, V; Alexandrino, H; Furtado, E; Martinho, FEchinococcosis is endemic in Mediterranean regions and is found primarily in the liver. Biliary fistula is a common complication, but major biliary duct involvement is very rare, and occurs in 0.47% of patients with hepatic hydatid disease. Cyst rupture causing secondary peritoneal hydatidosis is a rare but serious complication. We report the case of a 27-year-old man with multiple peritoneal and hepatic hydati...
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