title: Lumbar hemangioendothelioma.
abstract: A case of hemangioendothelioma encountered in the lumbar region of a child is presented. Clinically, the tumor could not be differentiated from a dermoid cyst. This lesion must be included in the differential diagnosis of benign lumbar tumors.
mesh_terms: D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008161:Lumbosacral Region; D008297:Male; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery