Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma (Dabska tumor) of bone

Skeletal Radiol. 1999 Feb;28(2):100-3. doi: 10.1007/s002560050482.

Abstract

Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma, also known as Dabska tumor, is a rare vascular neoplasm that usually involves the skin or subcutaneous tissue of children. There have been no reported cases of this lesion occurring in bone. We report a Dabska tumor in the distal femur of a 45-year-old woman who, clinically and radiologically, was felt to have an osteoid osteoma. Histologic study of the lesion showed a hemangioma with budding fronds of endothelial cells, a feature characteristic of the Dabska tumor. We feel that the lesion arose in a pre-existing hemangioma, a hypothesis suggested in a few other case reports. Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma is a low-grade malignant neoplasm, although only one patient has died due to this lesion. Our patient is asymptomatic without evidence of recurrence 1 year post curettage.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Bone Neoplasms / surgery
  • Curettage
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Endothelium, Vascular / pathology
  • Female
  • Femur / diagnostic imaging
  • Femur / pathology
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Hemangioendothelioma / diagnosis*
  • Hemangioendothelioma / surgery
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed