A case of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma at the sigmoid colon

Jpn J Radiol. 2015 Aug;33(8):494-8. doi: 10.1007/s11604-015-0444-z. Epub 2015 Jun 11.

Abstract

We report a case of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma (KHE) occurring at the sigmoid colon in an 8-year-old male. He had experienced lower abdominal pain and fever for several days. Contrast-enhanced CT images revealed a well-enhanced mass involving several large and small cystic parts with thin, enhanced walls at the sigmoid colon. The diagnosis was made histopathologically after surgical resection; the cystic parts corresponded to dilated lymphatic vessels. KHE is a rare, locally aggressive, vascular tumor that usually occurs in the soft tissues of the extremities. However, a case occurring in the bowel is extremely rare, and usually appears as bowel wall thickening. This is a unique case of KHE appearing as a mass-shaped hypervascular lesion in the bowel. Dilated lymphatic vessels in KHE may appear as a cystic part of the lesion.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child
  • Colectomy
  • Contrast Media
  • Hemangioendothelioma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioendothelioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Kasabach-Merritt Syndrome / surgery
  • Male
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / surgery
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Sigmoid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed* / methods
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Contrast Media

Supplementary concepts

  • Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma