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A rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma originating in the soft tissue near the breast, initially suspected to be spindle cell carcinoma, was successfully treated with surgical resection.
Case Report (n=1)
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Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma can rarely occur in the breast and may be difficult to differentiate from breast cancer preoperatively.
Rare tumors near breast may mimic carcinoma; single case leaves open need for better differentiation and management data.
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Kishimoto et al. (2014) conducted a case report in Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the breast (n=1). Quadrantectomy and sentinel lymph node biopsy was evaluated. A rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma originating in the soft tissue near the breast, initially suspected to be spindle cell carcinoma, was successfully treated with surgical resection.
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