What substances have been associated with hepatic angiosarcoma?
Hepatic angiosarcoma is strongly associated with exposure to vinyl chloride, arsenic, thorium dioxide and androgenic hormones
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Ramachandran R, Kakar S. Histological patterns in drug-induced liver disease. J Clin Pathol. 2009;62:481–492. [PubMed: 19474352]
Submitted by: Natasha Tobarran, DO on behalf of The Medical Toxicology Fellowship, Virginia Commonwealth University
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