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Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma in the parapharyngeal space

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2006

J-C Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
B-J Lee
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
S-G Wang
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea
H-W Kim
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

Abstract

Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE) is an uncommon vascular neoplasm which occurs rarely in the head and neck and has an unpredictable clinical behaviour. It is characterized by round or spindle-shaped endothelial cells with cytoplasmic vacuolation. Most often, EHE arises from the soft tissues of the upper and lower extremities, and it has borderline malignant potential. We describe the first reported case of EHE in the parapharyngeal space, which was treated successfully via a transcervical–transparotid approach (following angiography with embolization), without massive intra-operative bleeding or facial nerve damage.

Type
Clinical Records
Copyright
© 2006 JLO (1984) Limited

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