Radiotherapy as an effective primary treatment for epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of the cervical spine.
Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE), first described in 1982, is an uncommon malignancy comprising of around 1% of all vascular tumors and accurate diagnosis relies on specialist review of histology. Cervical spinal primaries are very rare and standard treatment for localised disease is surgery. Data regarding management of localized but unresectable tumors are limited. We undertook a literature review in order to highlight its clinico-pathological features and we describe a first case of an unresectable cervical EHE, successfully treated with radical radiotherapy.
Cancer Center, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK. yimkl2000@hotmail.com
Kein-Leong
KL
Yim
Vaiyapuri P
VP
Sumathi
David
D
Spooner
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000473:pathology; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome