Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma after radiotherapy for congenital hemangioma: a case report

Med Oncol. 2010 Mar;27(1):130-3. doi: 10.1007/s12032-009-9183-2. Epub 2009 Feb 27.

Abstract

A rare case of post-radiation epithelioid hemangioendothelioma arising in a congenital hemangioma of the lower leg 18 years after radiotherapy is reported. At 7 years of age, the patient underwent partial resection of a subcutaneous congenital hemangioma with intramuscular extension of the left lower leg, and at 10 years of age, the patient was given radiotherapy with a total dose of 30 Gy for recurrence. At 28 years of age, the patient noticed a large tumor mass with intractable pain at the antero-lateral aspect of the proximal lower leg, and she presented to our hospital. Since microscopic examination of a biopsy specimen showed epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, disarticulation at the knee joint was performed. Although malignant change in a benign vascular tumor is extremely rare, irradiation can induce malignant transformation of a hemangioma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Disarticulation
  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / diagnosis
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / etiology*
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / physiopathology
  • Hemangioma / congenital*
  • Hemangioma / radiotherapy*
  • Hemangioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Knee Joint / surgery
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Pain / etiology
  • Radiotherapy / adverse effects*
  • Tibia / diagnostic imaging
  • Tibia / physiopathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome