J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
2001 May;30(5):627-632.
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the Spinal Cord
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, School of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Hemangioendotheliomas are vascular neoplasms characterized by histologic appearance that are intermediate between hemangiomas and angiosarcomas first described by Weiss and Enzinger in 1982. They are classified into at least 3 subgroups, including epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, spindle cell hemangioendothelioma, and malignant endovascular angioendothelioma, and have been reported principally in soft tissues of the extremities, lung, liver, and bone. The cases involving the central nervous system reported are very rare. We report an intraspinal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma occurring in a 52-year-old man. To our knowledge, it is first case of spinal hemangioendothelioma in Korea.
