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Case Reports
. 2023 Sep 21;10(1):2256541.
doi: 10.1080/23320885.2023.2256541. eCollection 2023.

Soft tissue epithelioid hemangioendothelioma on the palm of the hand. Case report

Felipe Mesa  1   2 , Marly Camargo  3 , Linda Carvajal  3 , Ricardo Bravo  4
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Soft tissue epithelioid hemangioendothelioma on the palm of the hand. Case report

Felipe Mesa et al. Case Reports Plast Surg Hand Surg. .

Abstract

Hemangioendothelioma is a malignant vascular tumor, according to ISSVA classification of vascular tumors. This patient presented an epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; this type of tumor can exhibit significant local destruction, sometimes requiring limb amputation. With deferred Mohs micrographic surgery and reconstructive surgery with multiple conventional and microsurgical techniques, partial or total amputation of the hand was avoided.

Keywords: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; hand reconstruction; hand tumor; vascular sarcoma.

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Figures

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Soft tissue epithelioid hemangioendothelioma on the hand.
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Resection of the tumor.
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Reconstruction of the defect.
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new lesion 9 months postoperatively.
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Reconstruction with a Neurovascular pedicled flap.
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Current evaluation three and a half years postoperatively..
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