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. 2010 May;3(3):203-6.
doi: 10.1177/1756283X10363015.

Ulcerative colitis, infliximab, and hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: who is to blame? Case Report

Joseph Y Chang  1 , Randolph S Marks, David M Nagorney, Schuyler O Sanderson, Sunanda Kane
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Ulcerative colitis, infliximab, and hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: who is to blame? Case Report

Joseph Y Chang et al. Ther Adv Gastroenterol. 2010 May.
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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
CT image demonstrating a large wedge-shaped lesion involving the periphery of the right hepatic lobe with multiple low attenuating lesions throughout the liver. Findings are nonspecific from a diagnostic standpoint for hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Immunohistochemical staining for CD31 (which is a marker for endothelial differentiation) demonstrating strong staining in tumor cells.
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