Diseases

Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

A tumor of medium-to-large veins, composed of plump-to-spindled endothelial cells that bulge into vascular spaces in a tombstone-like fashion. These tumors are thought to have borderline aggression, where one-third develop local recurrences, but only rarely metastasize. It is unclear whether the epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is truly neoplastic or an exuberant tissue reaction, nor is it clear if this is equivalent to Kimura's disease (see ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA). (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

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A tumor of medium-to-large veins, composed of plump-to-spindled endothelial cells that bulge into vascular spaces in a tombstone-like fashion. These tumors are thought to have borderline aggression, where one-third develop local recurrences, but only rarely metastasize. It is unclear whether the epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is truly neoplastic or an exuberant tissue reaction, nor is it clear if this is equivalent to Kimura's disease (see ANGIOLYMPHOID HYPERPLASIA WITH EOSINOPHILIA). (Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

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  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid
  • Epithelioid Hemangioendotheliomas
  • Hemangioendotheliomas, Epithelioid

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, secondary, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term

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  • Hemangioendothelioma (1982-1993)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018323. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018323
  2. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epithelioid_hemangioendothelioma
  3. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1887340