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Combined or Serial Liver and Lung Transplantation for Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: A Case Series
Author(s) -
Desie N.,
Van Raemdonck D. E.,
Ceulemans L. J.,
Nevens F.,
Verslype C.,
Vansteenbergen W.,
Pirenne J.,
Monbaliu D.,
Roskams T.,
Verbeken E. K.,
Neyrinck A. P.,
Dupont L. J.,
Yserbyt J.,
Verleden G. M.,
Vos R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13430
Subject(s) - medicine , epithelioid hemangioendothelioma , hemangioendothelioma , lung , lung transplantation , liver transplantation , orthotopic liver transplantation , pathology , transplantation , surgery , immunohistochemistry
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular tumor with variable biological and clinical behavior. There is increasing experience with liver transplantation (LiTx) for hepatic EHE, even in cases of extrahepatic disease localization. Until now, no cases of lung transplantation (LuTx) had been reported for pulmonary EHE. This report describes three cases of EHE with multifocal disease in patients who underwent either serial or combined LiTx and LuTx.