Long term survival in pediatric hepatic angiosarcoma (PHAS): A case report and review of the literature
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Pediatric hepatic angiosarcoma (PHAS) is extremely rare, with only five reported tumor-free survivors. Aggressive surgical resection and chemotherapy have been the management in all documented survivors of this disease, however no specific treatment guidelines are established. We present a case of PHAS with the longest reported tumor-free survival at over six years off therapy. 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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