Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: how fast does it grow and which findings could have prevented diagnostic delay?-a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (HEHE) is a rare neoplastic disease of varied presentation and unspecific radiological signs in the early stages. The diagnostic delay can lead to metastatic disease, thus increasing the tumor burden and reducing the treatment options. HEHE is usually deemed a slow-growing tumor, but its speed of growth is poorly reported and still unknown.

Case description

In this case report, we documented a HEHE diagnosed in a young woman who had complaints of abdominal pain, weight loss and bloating for a long time. The typical findings observed in histological studies were not promptly recognized in the histological analyzes, even after two laparoscopic-guided liver biopsies, delaying the diagnosis until extrahepatic tumor spreading. F

SUBMITTER: Ribeiro MCO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9813661 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature