Liver Resection for Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma: Bicentric Analysis of a Challenging Entity

Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is a rare malignant tumor of the liver, and data on patient outcome after surgical treatment are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate postoperative morbidity and overall survival (OS) of patients who underwent hepatectomy for PHA. This is a bicentric retro...

Verfasser: Katou, Shadi
Di Pietro Martinelli, Claudine
Silveira, Carolina
Schmid, Franziska
Becker, Felix
Radunz, Sonia
Juratli, Mazen A.
Morgul, M. Haluk
Banz, Vanessa
Pascher, Andreas
Andreou, Andreas
Strücker, Benjamin
FB/Einrichtung:FB 05: Medizinische Fakultät
Dokumenttypen:Artikel
Medientypen:Text
Erscheinungsdatum:2022
Publikation in MIAMI:30.05.2023
Datum der letzten Änderung:30.05.2023
Angaben zur Ausgabe:[Electronic ed.]
Quelle:Journal of Clinical Medicine 11 (2021) 11, 2990, 1-10
Schlagwörter:hepatic angiosarcoma; hepatic resection; overall survival; tumor rupture
Fachgebiet (DDC):610: Medizin und Gesundheit
Lizenz:CC BY 4.0
Sprache:English
Förderung:Finanziert durch den Open-Access-Publikationsfonds der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster (WWU Münster).
Format:PDF-Dokument
URN:urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-00029456889
Weitere Identifikatoren:DOI: 10.17879/80029674177
Permalink:https://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:hbz:6-00029456889
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Onlinezugriff:10.3390_jcm11112990.pdf

Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is a rare malignant tumor of the liver, and data on patient outcome after surgical treatment are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate postoperative morbidity and overall survival (OS) of patients who underwent hepatectomy for PHA. This is a bicentric retrospective analysis of all consecutive patients who underwent liver resection in curative intent for PHA between 2012 and 2019 at the University Hospital of Muenster and the University Hospital of Bern. Nine patients (five female, four male) were included from both centers. Median age was 72 years (44–82). Most lesions (77.8%) were larger than 5 cm, and mean size of the biggest lesion was 9.4 ± 4.5 cm. Major hepatectomy was performed in four (44.4%), and radical resection (R0) was achieved in six (66.7%) patients. Postoperative complication rate was 88.8%, including 44.4% higher than 3a in the Clavien–Dindo classification. OS survival rates at 1, 2, and 3 years were 44.4%, 22.2%, and 12.5%, respectively, and median OS was 5 months. OS was significantly better after radical resection (R0: 15 months vs. R1: 0 months, p = 0.04), whereas presentation with tumor rupture at diagnosis was associated with the worst OS (0 months vs. 15 months, p = 0.005). Disease recurrence occurred in three patients (33.3%) between three and seven months after surgery. Radical resection remains the only potentially curative treatment option for PHA. However, postoperative morbidity is high, and the overall prognosis remains poor. Multimodal therapy options and management strategies are urgently needed and could improve the prognosis of patients suffering from PHA in the future.