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Polymorphous hemangioendothelioma in a child with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)
Author(s) -
Paul Stephan R.,
Hurford Matthew T.,
Miettinen Markku M.,
Aronoff Stephen C.,
Delvecchio Michael,
Grewal Harsh,
Tuluc Madalina
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pediatric blood and cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.116
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1545-5017
pISSN - 1545-5009
DOI - 10.1002/pbc.21053
Subject(s) - medicine , hemangioendothelioma , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , blood cancer , pediatrics , pathology , virology , cancer
Polymorphous hemangioendotheliomas (PH) are rare and borderline malignant tumors that are among the wide range of vascular tumors. We report here a 13‐year‐old male presenting with a history of weight loss, opportunistic infections, and lymphadenopathy. He was determined to be HIV positive and to have acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). A biopsy of a femoral node was diagnostic of PH. His systemic lymphadenopathy appeared to resolve with anti‐retroviral therapy. This tumor should be considered within the differential diagnoses of pediatric and immunocompromised patients. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2008;50:663–665. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.