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Case Reports
. 2022 Mar 9;2022(3):rjac062.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjac062. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the ear

Radha Senaratne  1 , Máire-Caitlín Casey  1 , Jack L Kelly  1
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Case Reports

Malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the ear

Radha Senaratne et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

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Abstract

Skin cancer is the most common cancer in Ireland. Our patient presented for removal of a cutaneous lesion on his ear. The histopathological diagnosis was malignant epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. It is very rare for this to present primarily as a cutaneous lesion. Here, we discuss the management of this patient and the surveillance he required. It is important to consider alternative histological diagnoses in patients presenting with cutaneous lesions and how this affects management and prognosis.

Keywords: cancer; epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; flap; plastic surgery; skin.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Ulcerated lesion on left ear prior to excision.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Microscopic features (x20, H&E) of the lesion which comprises of sheets of epithelioid cells with eosinophilic hyaline cytoplasm; intracytoplasmic lumina and focal pleomorphism are evident; mitotic figures are highlighted by arrows.
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT neck showed a 1.3 × 1.2 × 1.3-cm ill-defined soft tissue enhancement above the left external auditory canal involving the subcutaneous tissue and overlying skin; (A) coronal view; (B) axial view.
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