[Clinical case of the month. Liver transplantation for hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma].
The epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare malignant vascular lesion that may occur within the liver. In the hepatic multifocal and bilobar forms, liver transplantation is indicated as the curative management. In this case report, the authors describe the diagnosis and the management of a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and who underwent successful liver transplantation.
Université de Liège, Belgique.
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Tonglet
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Delfosse
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O
Detry
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De Roover
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Scagnol
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B
Delhougne
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C
Brixko
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Dresse
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Fridman
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Lismonde
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Meurisse
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Honoré
D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D008875:Middle Aged