title: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma originating from the chest wall with rib metastases.
abstract: An asymptomatic 39-year-old woman was referred to us for an abnormal nodular opacity detected on the chest X-ray. Histopathological and further examinations revealed findings consistent with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) originating from the chest wall with metastases to the ribs. Complete excision was performed; however, adjuvant chemotherapy was not administered because of the patient's mental disorder. There are very few reports of EHE arising from the chest wall; therefore, we present this case report with the clinicopathological features of EHE and discuss the therapeutic aspects.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, 6528 Koibuchi, Kasama, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan. junichi.shimamura@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Junichi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimamura
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, 6528 Koibuchi, Kasama, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan.
authors.forename: Moriyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kiyoshima
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, 6528 Koibuchi, Kasama, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan.
authors.forename: Hisashi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, 6528 Koibuchi, Kasama, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan.
authors.forename: Miyuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, 6528 Koibuchi, Kasama, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Asato
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iijima
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural Central Hospital, 6528 Koibuchi, Kasama, Ibaraki, 309-1793, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryuta
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Amemiya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012272:Ribs; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms; D035441:Thoracic Wall
keywords: Chest wall/tumor (chest wall)