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01.09.2008 | Case Report
An unusual presentation of malignant hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma with left pleural and pulmonary localization
verfasst von:
Settimo Caruso, Roberto Miraglia, Luigi Maruzzelli, Marco Spada, Patrizio Vitulo, Marta Ida Minervini, Angelo Luca, Bruno Gridelli
Erschienen in:
Pediatric Radiology
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Ausgabe 9/2008
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Abstract
Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (HEHE) is extremely rare in children. We present an adolescent who presented with a scoliosis due to left thoracic pain. Multifocal HEHE was incidentally found during CT scan of the thorax, and confirmed with a multiphase CT scan of the abdomen, biopsy and immunochemistry. Left pleural and pulmonary involvement was suspected and later confirmed with biopsy and histopathological examination. The patient died 1 year after diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, scoliosis has not previously been reported as the first symptom of EHE.