Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: 15 years at the National Cancer Institute. Literature review

INTRODUCTION: Hemangioendotheliomas are locally aggressive vascular tumors with intermediate malignity and metastasis risk. The epithelioid variant, the most aggressive one, equally affects men and women at any age and it is rare in children. It occurs as a solitary tumor, which is usually painful,...

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Main Authors: Ana Karla Araújo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Sérgio de Oliveira Romano, Ana Lucia Amaral Eisenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2013-04-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000200007&lng=en&tlng=en