title: [A case of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma that caused extrahepatic metastases without intrahepatic recurrence after hepatic resection].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Soung Won
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Hyun Young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Woo
authors.forename: Chan Ran
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: You
authors.forename: Won Hang
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Huh
authors.forename: Si Hyun
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Bae
authors.forename: Jong Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Seung Kew
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.forename: Chan Kwon
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Eun Sun
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Jung
mesh_terms: 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