Multifocal malignant hemangioendothelioma presenting as acute hepatitis. A clinicopathologic study.

A patient with malignant hemangioendothelioma of the liver is described. The patient's clinical presentation and course were that of fulminant hepatic necrosis. Complications included upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage, hepatic encephalopathy, abnormal coagulation parameters and the hepatorenal syndrome. The duration of the illness from the onsetof symptoms to its fatal outcome was five weeks.