[Clinical case of the month. Liver transplantation for hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma]

Rev Med Liege. 2009 Feb;64(2):68-70.
[Article in French]

Abstract

The epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare malignant vascular lesion that may occur within the liver. In the hepatic multifocal and bilobar forms, liver transplantation is indicated as the curative management. In this case report, the authors describe the diagnosis and the management of a 52-year-old woman who was diagnosed with hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and who underwent successful liver transplantation.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation
  • Middle Aged