Aggressive primary hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma:a case report and literature review

(整期优先)网络出版时间:2017-02-12
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Anewcaseofepithelioidhemangioendotheliomaisreportedtohaveoccurredtoa67-year-oldpatientwhoconsultedforrightsidedchestpain.Thework-upshowedmultiplerightpulmonarylesionsassociatedwithbilateralmoderatepleuraleffusionandleft-sidedpleuralthickeningandthreehypodensenodulesintherightlobeoftheliver,peritonealthickening,ascites,andmultiplevertebrallyticlesions.Thediagnosisofanepithelioidhemangioendotheliomawasconcludedthroughahistologicalexaminationofacomputedtomographyscanguidedbiopsyoftheliver.Thepatientreceivedaprimarymono-chemotherapywithAdriamycin(75mg/m~2everythreeweeks)andintravenousbisphosphonateswithoutresponseandgeneralstatusimpairment.Thepatientdiedafter16monthsoffollow-up.