| Literature DB >> 18542941 |
Settimo Caruso1, Roberto Miraglia, Luigi Maruzzelli, Marco Spada, Patrizio Vitulo, Marta Ida Minervini, Angelo Luca, Bruno Gridelli.
Abstract
Hepatic epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (HEHE) is extremely rare in children. We present an adolescent who presented with a scoliosis due to left thoracic pain. Multifocal HEHE was incidentally found during CT scan of the thorax, and confirmed with a multiphase CT scan of the abdomen, biopsy and immunochemistry. Left pleural and pulmonary involvement was suspected and later confirmed with biopsy and histopathological examination. The patient died 1 year after diagnosis. To the best of our knowledge, scoliosis has not previously been reported as the first symptom of EHE.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18542941 DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0915-9
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pediatr Radiol ISSN: 0301-0449