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.
Authors
- Muhammad Ali Aziz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-1669)
- Ahmed Ali Aziz
- Ijlal Akbar Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9173-7053)
- Rehan Shah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5025-3503)
- Muhammad Amir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-6394-4509)
- Rida Zahid (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-0961-7267)
Institutions
- University of Kentucky (US)
- Bay Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2025-06-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.86875
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Vascular Tumors and Angiosarcomas
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.05