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Primary angiosarcoma of the ovary complicated by hemoperitoneum: a case report and review of the literature.

Leslie Bradford, Kathryn Swartz, and Stephen Rose

Arch Gynecol Obstet 281(1):145-50 (2010) PMID 19396453

Sarcomas of the female genital tract are very rare. A small subset of these, primary ovarian angiosarcoma, is even more rare, with only 26 cases reported in the literature. Most cases of advanced-stage disease are aggressive and demonstrate a poor response to both surgery and chemotherapy with an overall poor prognosis.

DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1092-2
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