EJVES Extra
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 112-114, June 2006

Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma on Left Femoral Artery After Multiple Femoral Artery Interventions

  • H. Aydin

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dr Hakan Aydin, MD, 1. Cadde, Zıraat Mühendıslerı Sıtesı 4, Blok No. 20, Çankaya, 06550 Ankara, Turkey.
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  • B. Koçer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
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  • S. Erekul

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
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  • Ü. Sakinci

      Affiliations

    • Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

Accepted 21 February 2006.

Abstract 

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is an extremely rare tumor of vascular origin with intermediate malignancy potential. It usually originates from veins and very rarely from arteries. This case report presents a patient who underwent femoral mass resection after multiple femoral artery interventions for coronary heart disease with a probable preoperative diagnosis of pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery. He had complete resection of the mass with corresponding segment of femoral artery because of atypical gross appearance. The histopathology revealed an intravascular EHE with moderate mitotic index and mild cellular abnormalities.

Keywords: Vascular tumor, Hemangioendothelioma

 

PII: S1533-3167(06)00054-9

doi:10.1016/j.ejvsextra.2006.02.003

EJVES Extra
Volume 11, Issue 6 , Pages 112-114, June 2006