Silent Killer in the Liver: A Rare Case of Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma Presenting With Acute Liver Failure

Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is a rare malignant tumor of the liver with an extremely poor prognosis even after diagnosis and treatment. It is difficult to diagnose due to a lack of disease-specific clinical features, tumor markers, or imaging findings. Due to its rarity of occurrence, treatment protocols are not yet clear. We present a rare case of PHA in a 39-year-old female who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and was found to have acute liver failure and a non-resectable liver mass. She underwent a liver transplant (LT) as PHA could not be diagnosed before the transplant. She received chemotherapy and had done well for 12 months until her carcinoma relapsed. She underwent a repeat cycle of chemotherapy; however, her tumor continued to progress and is now undergoing a trial of immunotherapy.

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Cureus
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2025-06-27
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https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86875
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Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
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Silent Killer in the Liver: A Rare Case of Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma Presenting With Acute Liver Failure

Muhammad Ali Aziz, Ahmed Ali Aziz, Ijlal Akbar Ali, Rehan Shah, Muhammad Amir, Rida Zahid
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Abstract

Primary hepatic angiosarcoma (PHA) is a rare malignant tumor of the liver with an extremely poor prognosis even after diagnosis and treatment. It is difficult to diagnose due to a lack of disease-specific clinical features, tumor markers, or imaging findings. Due to its rarity of occurrence, treatment protocols are not yet clear. We present a rare case of PHA in a 39-year-old female who presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain and was found to have acute liver failure and a non-resectable liver mass. She underwent a liver transplant (LT) as PHA could not be diagnosed before the transplant. She received chemotherapy and had done well for 12 months until her carcinoma relapsed. She underwent a repeat cycle of chemotherapy; however, her tumor continued to progress and is now undergoing a trial of immunotherapy.

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Silent Killer in the Liver: A Rare Case of Primary Hepatic Angiosarcoma Presenting With Acute Liver Failure — Muhammad Ali Aziz, Ahmed Ali Aziz, et al. · Cureus (2025) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS