Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: CT manifestations and possible linkage to vinyl chloride exposure.
A 72-year-old man was diagnosed with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma involving liver, bone, and lungs characterized by low attenuation and irregular margins on CT. It is postulated that long exposure to vinyl chloride could predispose to development of such a rare tumor of low-grade malignancy.
Shin
M S
MS
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Carpenter
J T
JT
Ho
K J
KJ
D000077:Acetabulum; D000368:Aged; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012512:Sarcoma, Ewing / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014752:Vinyl Chloride / Q000009:adverse effects*
D014752:Vinyl Chloride