title: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the radial artery.
abstract: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is an extremely rare vascular tumor of intermediate malignancy. Generally it develops from the peripheral veins (usually the femoral vein). We report on a case of EHE of the radial artery, developed in a 26-year-old male patient, which presented as a solitary painless mass. He had a complete resection of the tumor and of the segment of radial artery involved. The histologic examination revealed an intravascular EHE, with low mitotic index and with insufficient histologic anormalities.
authors.affiliation: Postgraduate School in Vascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Insubria, 21100, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Castelli
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caronno
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Piffaretti
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tozzi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017534:Radial Artery; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*