[A case of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma that caused extrahepatic metastases without intrahepatic recurrence after hepatic resection].
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a neoplasm of vascular origin with a low-to-intermediate malignant potential and is one of the rare sarcomas arising from the liver. Its etiology is unknown and its clinical outcome is unpredictable. There is no generally accepted therapeutic strategy because of its rarity and the variable natural course between hemangioma and angiosarcoma. We report a case of a 64-year old woman who underwent hepatic resection due to epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in the right lobe that progressed to extrahepatic metastases of the bone, pleura, and peritoneum 22 months later. However, after resection there was no primary hepatic recurrence.
Jeong
Soung Won
SW
Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
Woo
Hyun Young
HY
You
Chan Ran
CR
Huh
Won Hang
WH
Bae
Si Hyun
SH
Choi
Jong Young
JY
Yoon
Seung Kew
SK
Jung
Chan Kwon
CK
Jung
Eun Sun
ES
D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D006498:Hepatectomy; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed