title: Epithelioid hemangioma of brachial artery: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: Epithelioid hemangioma (EH) is an uncommon benign vascular lesion, also known as angioblastic lymphoid (or angiolymphoid) hyperplasia with eosinophilia, characterized by an unclear etiopathogenesis. It usually affects young to middle-aged adults and develops in the head and neck region, as painless cutaneous or subcutaneous reddish papules or nodules. Large vessels involvement is extremely rare, and to date only two cases affecting the brachial artery have been cited in literature. In this report we present a further case of EH of the brachial artery and review the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Pathology Unit, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Ragazzi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moira
authors.affiliation: Breast Surgery Unit, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Falco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giuseppe
authors.affiliation: Pathology Unit, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Valli
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Riccardo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery. University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Rocco
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nicola
authors.affiliation: Department of Senology, Asur Marche Area Vasta 1, Santa Maria della Misericordia, Via Comandino 70, Urbino, Italy.
authors.forename: Bordoni
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Daniele
authors.affiliation: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Unit, Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, via Venezian, Milano, Italy.
authors.forename: Cadenelli
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pierfrancesco
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery. University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Della Corte Gianni
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Antonio
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Endocrinology and Surgery, AO "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Accurso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Antonello
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery. University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Amato
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bruno
authors.affiliation: Unit of Vascular Surgery, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Casali
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giovanni
authors.affiliation: Breast Surgery Unit, IRCCS-Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123 Reggio Emilia, Italy.
authors.forename: Ferrari
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Guglielmo
keywords: Brachial Artery; Epithelioid Hemangioma