Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma can rarely arise in the salivary glands and present as Bell's palsy, which can be successfully managed with surgical resection.
May support surgical resection for rare salivary EHE presenting as Bell's palsy; single case leaves open need for larger series.
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare tumor of endothelial differentiation most commonly arising in soft tissue, liver, and lung, following a variable clinical course. Most cases are characterized by a t(1;3)(p36;q23-25) resulting in WWTR1-CAMTA1 fusion. Only five epithelioid hemangioendothelioma have been previously reported arising in the salivary glands. None have presented as Bell’s palsy. In the current case, a 37-year-old female presented with a longstanding complaint of pain and fullness in the right preauricular region and progressive episodes of Bell’s palsy and facial nerve weakness. Surgical resection showed a tumor comprised of atypical cells with occasional intracytoplasmic vacuoles in a fibromyxoid stroma. Immunohistochemical stains demonstrated the neoplastic cells expressed ERG, CD31, and CD34, confirming vascular differentiation. Fluorescence in situ hybridization revealed a t(1;3)(p36;q25), confirming a diagnosis of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. At 12-month follow-up, the patient has no evidence of disease.
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