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Angiosarcoma of the small intestine Mohammed, A; Aliyu, H O.; Liman, A A.; Abdullahi, K & Abubakar, N Abstract Primary gastrointestinal angiosarcomas are very rare and those of the small bowel even more rare. We report a case which is the first in the literature from this part of the world. It presented in a 25-year-old woman with multiple dissemination and rapid fatality. Diagnosis was based on histological morphology using Hematoxylin and Eosin (H and E) stains, plus reticulin special stain to outline the vascular nature. Keywords Angiosarcoma, small intestine, rare

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