Thorotrast induced hepatic cholangiocarcinoma and angiosarcoma. 1979

C D Winberg, and M Ranchod

A 49 year old woman developed hepatic cholangiocarcinoma and angiosarcoma 22 years after the administration of Thorotrast. The etiologic association between Thorotrast and a variety of malignant hepatic neoplasms is well known, but the simultaneous occurrence of two different hepatic neoplasms has not been previously reported.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D008113 Liver Neoplasms Tumors or cancer of the LIVER. Cancer of Liver,Hepatic Cancer,Liver Cancer,Cancer of the Liver,Cancer, Hepatocellular,Hepatic Neoplasms,Hepatocellular Cancer,Neoplasms, Hepatic,Neoplasms, Liver,Cancer, Hepatic,Cancer, Liver,Cancers, Hepatic,Cancers, Hepatocellular,Cancers, Liver,Hepatic Cancers,Hepatic Neoplasm,Hepatocellular Cancers,Liver Cancers,Liver Neoplasm,Neoplasm, Hepatic,Neoplasm, Liver
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009362 Neoplasm Metastasis The transfer of a neoplasm from one organ or part of the body to another remote from the primary site. Metastase,Metastasis,Metastases, Neoplasm,Metastasis, Neoplasm,Neoplasm Metastases,Metastases
D002759 Adenoma, Bile Duct A benign tumor of the intrahepatic bile ducts. Cholangioma,Adenomas, Bile Duct,Bile Duct Adenoma,Bile Duct Adenomas,Cholangiomas
D005260 Female Females
D006394 Hemangiosarcoma A rare malignant neoplasm characterized by rapidly proliferating, extensively infiltrating, anaplastic cells derived from blood vessels and lining irregular blood-filled or lumpy spaces. (Stedman, 25th ed) Angiosarcoma,Angiosarcomas,Hemangiosarcomas
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013154 Spleen An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.
D013911 Thorium Dioxide Thorium oxide (ThO2). A radiographic contrast agent that was used in the early 1930s through about 1954. High rates of mortality have been linked to its use and it has been shown to cause liver cancer. Thorium Oxide,Thorotrast,Dioxide, Thorium,Oxide, Thorium

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