Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma in an Eight Year old - A Case Report
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Correspondence
Dr. Bhavna Nayal,
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology,
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal. Karnataka – 576014, India.
Phone : 09900411064, E-mail : bhavnayal17@gmail.com
Hepatic epithelioid haemangio-endothelioma (HEHE) is a rare vascular tumour of endothelial origin. The etiology of this tumour is unknown and has a variable clinical outcome. It usually affects adults and is extremely rare in children. Histologically, HEHE is characterized by epithelioid to dendritic tumour cells with intracytoplasmic lumina containing RBCs and a myxoid to sclerotic stroma. Being a rare entity, awareness and a high degree of suspicion is required to correctly identify this tumour. We report a case of hepatic hemangioendothelioma in an 8-year-old child.