Delayed metastatic pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the femoral vessels: case report and literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare sarcoma of the blood vessels. We report a patient with vascular EHE with delayed pulmonary metastasis, of which there are no previously known case reports.

Case description

A 40-year-old female presents with a painful right groin mass and swelling in the lower extremity. A 3.8 cm soft tissue mass was identified in the femoral sheath with the abutment of the femoral artery on a computerized tomography (CT) scan. Surgical resection of the femoral vein was performed, and the final pathology confirmed a diagnosis of EHE. A second en-bloc resection of the femoral artery with bypass grafting was performed with clear surgical margins. The patient did well post-operatively with annual surveillance of the right groin

SUBMITTER: Jirasirinuphan P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9929661 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature