Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with metastasis to the mesentery of the small intestine: A case report

Nakamura,Daichi; Adachi,Yasushi; Nakashima,Yasuaki; Sakaida,Noriko; Narahara,Hiroyuki; Shi,Ming; Tsubono,Michihiko; Ikehara,Susumu

doi:10.3892/mco.2017.1402

Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with metastasis to the mesentery of the small intestine: A case report

Authors:
- Daichi Nakamura
- Yasushi Adachi
- Yasuaki Nakashima
- Noriko Sakaida
- Hiroyuki Narahara
- Ming Shi
- Michihiko Tsubono
- Susumu Ikehara
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Affiliations: Department of Surgery, Toyooka Hospital, Toyooka, Hyogo 668‑8501, Japan, Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Toyooka Hospital, Toyooka, Hyogo 668‑8501, Japan, Department of Pathology and Cytology Center, BML Group PCL Japan, Ibaraki, Osaka 567‑0865, Japan, Department of Medical Oncology, Nishinomiya Hospital, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662‑0918, Japan, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, Guangdong 523808, P.R. China, Emeritus Professor, Kansai Medical University, Hirakata, Osaka 573‑1010, Japan
Published online on: September 1, 2017 https://doi.org/10.3892/mco.2017.1402
Pages: 815-819
Copyright: © Nakamura et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHAE) is a vascular tumor which, due to its rarity, is often misdiagnosed as other hepatic tumors based on radiological characteristics. We herein report a case of EHAE in the liver and the mesentery of the small intestine. A 64‑year‑old asymptomatic woman was admitted to the hospital due to a hepatic tumor identified using computed tomography (CT). An enhanced CT scan revealed multiple tumors in the liver and a tumor in the mesentery. One of the hepatic tumors and the mesenteric tumor were resected and histologically examined. The two tumors exhibited similar histological characteristics and were diagnosed as EHAE. When multiple tumors are found in the liver, EHAE should be included in the differential diagnosis, as the prognosis of EHAE differs from that of carcinoma or benign tumors.

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