Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Arising from Interanl Jugular Vein Mimicking Cervical Metastatic Lymphadenopathy.
10.5090/kjtcs.2015.48.4.294
- Author:
Ju Sik YUN
1
;
Seung Ku KANG
;
Sang Hyung KIM
;
Kook Joo NA
;
Sang Yun SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital, Chonnam National University Medical School, Korea. sysong@jnu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Vascular disease;
Pathology;
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
- MeSH:
Biopsy, Fine-Needle;
Diagnosis;
Endothelial Cells;
Female;
Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid*;
Humans;
Hyalin;
Jugular Veins*;
Lymphatic Diseases*;
Pathology;
Vascular Diseases;
Young Adult
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2015;48(4):294-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a relatively rare and moderately aggressive type of vascular tumor. We describe a case of EHE that presented in a 24-year-old woman as a palpable nodule in the left cervical area. Radiological examinations and fine-needle aspiration cytology led to a preliminary diagnosis of metastatic lymphadenopathy with an unknown primary site. However, during surgery, we determined that the nodule was an intra-vascular tumor arising from the left internal jugular vein. The histopathological examination revealed cords of epithelioid endothelial cells distributed in a hyaline stroma, compatible with a diagnosis of EHE.
