Why the study?
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is often misdiagnosed because of its nonspecific clinical and imaging manifestations.
Imaging plays a key role in the diagnosis, biopsy planning, and prognostic assessment of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
May inform diagnosis and management of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; leaves open need for prospective validation.
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare, locally invasive neoplasm with metastatic potential. Although most commonly occurring in liver, lungs, and bones, it can also present at multiple other sites. Because of its nonspecific clinical and imaging manifestations, it is often misdiagnosed. The possibility of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma must be considered in the presence of a slowly growing mass that invades adjacent structures. Imaging can help plan percutaneous biopsy, detect sites of disease, and identify poor prognostic factors.
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