A Rarely Seen Hepatic Tumor: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

Year 2016, , 59 - 62, 01.01.2016

Erdinc Nayir

https://doi.org/10.5455/umj.20160121062843

Abstract

Introduction: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma EHE is a rarely seen tumor most frequently originating from vascular structures of different regions including liver, followed by stomach, spleen, lung, bone, soft tissue, and skin. Case Presentation: In this paper, a patient with multiple mass lesions in the liver with a diagnosis of EHE who underwent liver transplantation is presented. Conclusion: It has an intermediate degree of malignancy between benign hemangioma, and malignant hemangiosarcoma. It can manifest with nonspecific symptoms or hepatic failure. Generally it is seen as a diffuse hepatic disease. The most optimal treatment alternatives are liver resection, and transplantation.

Keywords

Hemangioendothelioma, liver transplantation, liver tumor

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