title: Intracranial epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is an uncommon soft-tissue vascular neoplasm. Although a well-defined entity outside the neuraxis, its intracranial occurrence is rare. Literature review revealed 35 reported cases till date.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors report a case of intracranial EHE in a 15-year-old girl, who presented with a short history and unusual radiology. Following radical removal, the lesion recurred within 1 month and progressed to terminal stages. This tumor is thought to have an indolent intermediate malignancy potential and such rapid progression has not been reported so far.
authors.affiliation: Post Graduate Institute of Neurological Surgery, ALNC, VHS Hospital, Taramani, Chennai, 600 113, India. drmurali78@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Murali
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mohan S
authors.forename: Nigel Peter
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Symss
authors.forename: Anil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pande
authors.forename: Vasudevan M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Chakravarthy
authors.forename: Ravi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramamurthi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D018952:Antigens, CD34 / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods; D019043:Vascular Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D018952:Antigens, CD34