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Citation:
Weerakkody Y, Ibrahim D, Murphy A, et al. Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 09 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9706
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare relatively low grade vascular tumor. It occurs around medium to large venous structures.
It consists of rounded or slightly spindle-shaped eosinophilic endothelial (epithelioid) cells with rounded nuclei and prominent cytoplasmic vacuolisation.
Markers
Location
It can occur in a number of sites
Please refer to individual location-specific entities for specific features.
History and etymology
It was initially described by SW Weiss and FM Enzinger in 1982 2.
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