title: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in pleural effusion.
abstract: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare mesenchymal tumor of vascular origin with variable morphological features and unpredictable biological behavior. EHE occasionally involves the pleural fluid. However, the cytomorphology of EHE found in pleural fluid has not been well characterized in the literature. Herein we describe a case of EHE, initially presenting as multiple liver lesions plus several small nodular densities at the bases of the lungs followed by bilateral pleural effusions.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas.
authors.forename: Maryam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sayah
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: VandenBussche
authors.affiliation: The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
authors.forename: Zahra
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Maleki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005122:Exudates and Transudates; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology*; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: cytology; epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; pleural effusion; vascular neoplasm