title: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma encasing the left brachiocephalic vein.
abstract: Epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas are rare vascular tumors, often arising from medium to large veins in the extremities. Symptoms of these tumors vary depending upon location. Rarely, tumors may arise in chest and involve large vessels in the mediastinum. We present a case of a 17-year-old male presenting with compressive symptoms of the left upper extremity who was found to have a large epithelioid hemangioendothelioma encasing the left brachiocephalic vein.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA kristin.long@uky.edu.
authors.forename: Kristin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Long
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Sean
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
authors.forename: Jeremiah
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martin