Open AccessEpithelioid hemangioendothelioma: A rare vascular tumor
Author(s) -
S Vidya Lakshmi,
D Prabhavathy,
Sivasankar Jayakumar,
C Janaki,
GK Tharini
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.92681
Subject(s) - medicine , epithelioid hemangioendothelioma , vascular tumor , hemangioendothelioma , soft tissue , pathology , vascular tumors , hemangioma , immunohistochemistry
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is an intermediate-grade vascular tumor arising from the vascular endothelium, which usually arises in soft tissue, and skin involvement is extremely rare. We report a case that presented with primary cutaneous tumor involving the whole limb and was present since birth.