This case report highlights a rare presentation of retiform hemangioendothelioma in a 9-year-old child, expanding the known demographic for this low-grade angiosarcoma.
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Alerts clinicians to retiform hemangioendothelioma in pediatric nodules; extends demographic range but leaves management questions open.
Retiform hemangioendothelioma is considered as a low grade angiosarcoma, commonly seen in 2(nd)-4(th) decade of life. The youngest patient reported is of 9 years of age. A 9-year-old boy was presented with an asymptomatic red patch on the chest since 1 year. There was an erythematous patch with nodule of about 5 mm near the distal margin. Biopsy from the nodule revealed numerous thin-walled branching vessels in dermis resembling rete testis, suggestive of retiform hemangioendothelioma. We, hereby, report this case for its rarity and uncommon clinical presentation in childhood period.
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