Epithelioid hemangioma of bone.
Epithelioid hemangioma of bone is a rare type of angiomatous tumor. We report a documented case of epithelioid hemangioma occurring in the distal femur of a 35-year-old man. The clinical, radiographic, MR imaging and histologic findings of the tumor are described. Radiographs showed a well-defined expanding, osteolytic lesion in the diaphysis of the femur. MR imaging showed the lesion to have low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and intermediate signal intensity on T2-weighted images. Grossly the lesion was multiloculated with a dark brown, jelly-like content. To characterize the imaging appearances of epithelioid hemangioma, we reviewed the available literature on the subject.
Sung
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Department of Radiology, The Catholic University of Korea, Holy Family Hospital, Sosa-dong, Puchun, Kyunggi-do, 420-717, Korea.
Kim
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Resnick
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D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005269:Femur / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography