title: Retiform hemangioendothelioma over forehead: A rare tumor treated with chemoradiation and a review of literature.
abstract: Retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) is low grade tumor of skin and subcutaneous tissue. It needs to be differentiated from angiosarcoma as RH has excellent prognosis. It is usually seen in young adults on extremities. Sometimes it may mimic benign conditions and can delay treatment. Surgery has been mainstay of its treatment with or without adjuvant radiation. We present first case of RH on face. This is only second case being treated with definitive chemoradiation. So it's important to distinguish RH from angiosarcoma due to treatment implications as well.
authors.forename: Anup Sunil
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Tamhankar
authors.forename: Abhishek
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vaidya
authors.affiliation: Department of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.
authors.forename: Prathamesh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pai
mesh_terms: D059248:Chemoradiotherapy; D005260:Female; D005546:Forehead / Q000473:pathology; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D016896:Treatment Outcome