title: Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of the liver: report of a case submitted to orthotopic liver transplantation.
abstract: A case of hepatic epithelioid haemangio-endothelioma is described in a 42-year-old female who presented with abdominal pain and hepatomegaly. The radiographic finding showed multiple hepatic lesions in both lobes. Diagnosis was based on the liver biopsy. The tumour cells were immunoreactive with factor VIII related antigen and vimentine. A liver transplantation was performed. Although at the time of diagnosis there was no clinical evidence of metastasis, the intra-operatorive examination revealed multiple mesenteric and pulmonary neoplastic nodules. The patient is alive and well seven months after liver transplantation.
authors: Divisione di Gastroenterologia, Ospedale Molinette, Torino, Italy.
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Debernardi Venon
authors: F
authors: F
authors: Brunello
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Gubetta
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Lavezzo
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gastaldi
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Pasquero
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Carucci
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Ciancio
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Marzano
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Salizzoni
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Rizzetto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008643:Mesentery; D010534:Peritoneal Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary