Vinyl chloride related hepatic angiosarcoma in a polyvinyl chloride autoclave cleaner in Australia.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To present the first case of vinyl chloride related hepatic angiosarcoma in Australia. CLINICAL FEATURES: A 51-year-old male caucasian former polyvinyl chloride autoclave cleaner in an Australian chemical plant developed hepatic angiosarcoma, presenting 15 years after his last exposure to vinyl chloride monomer. OUTCOME: He developed encephalopathy and died in oliguric renal failure 21 days after admission to hospital. CONCLUSION: Hepatic angiosarcoma may develop in other workers similarly exposed.