title: Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma: a case presentation and literature review of a rare lower extremity tumor.
abstract: The authors present a rare soft tissue mass of the lower extremity that has been presented in the podiatric literature only once. Spindle cell hemangioendothelioma was first identified 9 years ago, and approximately 45 cases have been documented in the literature. This lesion presents as a slow growing and often painless lesion of the extremities, with low malignant potential and high local recurrence. This patient was treated with surgical excision after a mass, which had been present for more than 10 years, began enlarging and became painful. A review of the literature and the case presentation will be given.
authors.affiliation: Section of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, VA Connecticut Health Care Systems, West Haven, USA.
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: F D
authors.initials: FD
authors.lastname: Bass
authors.forename: W J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Niemi
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Pressman
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005528:Foot; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013584:Sarcoma, Synovial / Q000175:diagnosis; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery