title: Thalidomide inhibits the growth and progression of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
abstract: Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEH) is a rare vascular tumor of the liver with an unpredictable malignant potential. Its growth can lead to hepatic failure, extrahepatic metastasis and death. Surgical resection or liver transplantation is the treatment of choice if metastasis is not identified. Several antineoplastic agents have been proposed for cases of nonresectable HEH. We report the case of a 52-year-old patient with HEH metastatic to the lungs who was successfully treated with oral thalidomide therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: Ranjan C V
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Mascarenhas
authors.forename: Amit N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Sanghvi
authors.forename: Lois
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Friedlander
authors.forename: Stanley J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Geyer
authors.forename: H Scott
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Beasley
authors.forename: David H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Van Thiel
mesh_terms: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013792:Thalidomide / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D020533:Angiogenesis Inhibitors; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D013792:Thalidomide