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Surgical excision of a retiform hemangioendothelioma of the small finger in a middle-aged woman resulted in no signs of recurrence at 4 years of follow-up.
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Surgical excision can successfully treat retiform hemangioendothelioma of the finger without recurrence at 4 years.
Excision may offer durable control for rare digital retiform hemangioendothelioma; leaves open optimal margins and recurrence risk in larger series.
Retiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare, intermediate-grade, locally aggressive vascular tumour that involves the skin and soft tissues of the trunk and extremities (1-10). Macroscopically it appears as a plaque or an exophytic lesion. Involvement of the hand or upper extremity is rare, with only Three cases reported in the literature (2, 3, 9). Treatment usually involves surgical excision or amputation (2). We present the case of a middle-aged woman with a retiform hemangioendothelioma of the small finger, successfully treated with surgical excision with no signs of recurrence at 4 years of follow-up.
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Couceiro et al. (2013) conducted a case report in Retiform hemangioendothelioma of the small finger (n=1). Surgical excision was evaluated on Recurrence. Surgical excision of a retiform hemangioendothelioma of the small finger in a middle-aged woman resulted in no signs of recurrence at 4 years of follow-up.
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