title: Composite cutaneous hemangioendothelioma on the back.
abstract: Composite cutaneous hemangioendothelioma (HE) is the most recently described variant of the lesions known as HEs. It is characterized by a mixture of histologic patterns, namely, epithelioid HE, retiform HE, and spindle cell hemangioma. We report a new case of this rare tumor located on the back of a 23-year-old woman. This neoplasm is considered to be of borderline or low-grade malignancy, because despite its frequency it rarely metastasizes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Hospital Universitario, School of Medicine Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain.
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tejera-Vaquerizo
authors.forename: Enrique
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Herrera-Ceballos
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bosch-García
authors.forename: Almudena
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Orland
authors.forename: Alfredo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matilla
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001415:Back; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D015622:Epithelioid Cells / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 / Q000032:analysis; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D019408:Platelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1