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A Resected Primary Angiosarcoma of the Pancreas Presenting Aggressive Metastatic Liver Recurrence with Uncontrollable Intra-abdominal Bleeding: a Case Report

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  1. Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital & Cancer Center, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan

    Shota Igaue, Hiroki Kudo, Yusuke Kyoden, Mayumi Hoshikawa, Fuyo Yoshimi & Junji Yamamoto

  2. Department of Radiology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital & Cancer Center, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan

    Ken Koyama

  3. Department of Pathology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital & Cancer Center, Kasama, Ibaraki, Japan

    Hitoaki Saitoh & Tatsuo Iijima

  4. Department of Pathology, Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan

    Toru Motoi

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SI, HK, and JY are responsible for the conception of the study, participation in the study design, and writing the paper. SI, HK, KK, and FY were involved in the clinical and therapeutic management of the patient. YK, MH, FY, and JY contributed in the critical revision of the manuscript and providing important intellectual content. HS, TI, and TM contributed in the interpretation of the pathological findings. All the authors have read and approved the final paper submitted for publication.

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Igaue, S., Kudo, H., Kyoden, Y. et al. A Resected Primary Angiosarcoma of the Pancreas Presenting Aggressive Metastatic Liver Recurrence with Uncontrollable Intra-abdominal Bleeding: a Case Report. J Gastrointest Canc 53, 1124–1129 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-021-00727-6

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