[Hepatic Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a rare liver tumor].
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver is a rare primary malignant tumor of vascular origin. It most frequently occurs in middle age adults and clinical findings are non-specific. Histological diagnosis may be difficult to achieve with lesions containing a large myxoid component, and immunohistochemical staining is required. A few imaging features may suggest the correct diagnosis, and radiologists should be familiar with these findings. We will illustrate the potential role of PET-CT at the time of initial presentation. Prognosis is variable and optimal management is based on a case by case analysis, ranging from clinical and imaging follow-up to liver transplantation.
Demuynck
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Service de Radiologie Nord, CHU Amiens, Place Victor Pauchet, 80000 Amiens. Fabiendemuynck@wanadoo.fr
Morvan
J
J
Brochart
C
C
Blanpain
S
S
Brasseur
A
A
Boukadoum
N
N
Herlin
C
C
Fuks
D
D
Chatelain
D
D
Yzet
T
T
Deramond
A
A
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D005260:Female; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D011379:Prognosis; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013997:Time Factors; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D019788:Fluorodeoxyglucose F18