Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of the anterior skull base: what is the optimal treatment?
We report an unusual malignant tumour affecting an unusual site. Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma was formerly considered a tumour of intermediate malignancy but has been reclassified as fully malignant. It is important to be aware of this clinical entity as the best hope of cure is timely radical resection. There is a paucity of evidence concerning the efficacy of alternative treatments because the tumour is very rare.
Wong
David S Y
DS
Division of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong. sywong@surgery.cuhk.edu.hk
Chiu
T W
TW
Wong
George K C
GK
Zhu
X L
XL
Kwok
Micky W T
MW
Ho
C M
CM
Burd
Andrew D R
AD
D001706:Biopsy; D005546:Forehead; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019292:Skull Base Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013524:Surgical Flaps; D014055:Tomography, Emission-Computed; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed