Volume : VII, Issue : XI, November - 2018

EPITHELIOID HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA OF CHEST WALL: CASE REPORT

Dr. Karuppiah. K, Dr. Gowtham Pandiaraj. K, Dr. Pawan Kumar Reddy, Dr. Ravi. P

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 Epithelioidhemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular tumor, first described by Sharon Weiss and Franz Enzinger in 1982 as an intermediate condition between hemangioma(benign) and angiosarcoma(malignant) both clinically and pathologically^[1][3]. However, with the advent of cytogenetics,EHE is now considered as a distinct entity with distinct disease defining genetic alteration. Because of its rarity and varied anatomical locations, EHE has got no standard treatment plan^[3]. With the treatment options being surgical resection, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, measures inhibiting angiogenesis, etc. We report a case of chest wall epithelioidhemangioendothelioma, a solitary lesion with easy accessibility for curative resection, making it the best treatment option for the same

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EPITHELIOID HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA OF CHEST WALL: CASE REPORT , Dr.Karuppiah.K, Dr.Gowtham Pandiaraj. K, Dr.Pawan Kumar Reddy, Dr.Ravi.P , INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7|Issue-11| November-2018

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