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Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the splenic capsule

Report of a case reiterating the concept of inert foreign body tumorigenesis

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We report an epithelioid angiosarcoma involving the splenic capsule. This neoplasm developed because of a gauze sponge, retained for 38 years following left-sided nephrectomy. Clinical, radiological, and histological features of this angiosarcoma add to the validity of the concept of inert foreign body tumorigenesis in humans.

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  1. Department of Pathology, University Hospital Gasthuisberg, St. Raphael Ziekenhuis, Minderbroederstraat 12, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium, Belgium

    K. Cokelaere & R. Sciot

  2. Department of Pathology, Hospital St. Jan, Brugge, Belgium, Belgium

    J. Vanvuchelen & P. Michielsen

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Cokelaere, K., Vanvuchelen, J., Michielsen, P. et al. Epithelioid angiosarcoma of the splenic capsule. Virchows Arch 438, 398–403 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s004280000324

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