Thoracic composite hemangioendothelioma with neuroendocrine marker expression.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Composite hemangioendothelioma is an extraordinarily rare form of vascular neoplasm which develops predominantly in the skins and soft tissues of the adults. Neuroendocrine marker expression in composite hemangioendothelioma is considered as specifically relevant to the more aggressive behavior.

Case presentation

The patient was a 71-year-old man complaining continuous back pain. Computed tomography (CT) showed that 10 cm of contrast-enhanced soft tissue mass was occurring on the right posterior chest wall and developing adjacent to the spinal canal. Via the laminectomy, the tumor end was identified and separated from the dura mater. Then, via the posterolateral thoracotomy, the en bloc resection was achieved by separating the tumor from the diaphragm and vertebra

SUBMITTER: Miyamoto E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8627540 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature