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Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular malignancy that originates from vascular endothelial or pre-endothelial cells and is composed of epithelioid or histiocytoid cells. This malignancy has an incidence of approximately one per one million individuals and can occur in various regions o...

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Autores principales: Khan, Nariman, Waheed, Saadia, Alkhateb, Rahaf
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: UMF “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi Publishing House 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8717002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34984227
http://dx.doi.org/10.22551/2021.32.0803.10187
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description Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular malignancy that originates from vascular endothelial or pre-endothelial cells and is composed of epithelioid or histiocytoid cells. This malignancy has an incidence of approximately one per one million individuals and can occur in various regions of the body including the lungs, liver, bones, and soft tissues. The behavior of this cancer can range from indolent to aggressive and diagnosis and treatment are often delayed due to variable presentations and lack of established treatment guidelines. Here we present the case of a 27-year-old Hispanic male that presented with right groin pain, abdominal pain, and a fifty-pound weight loss over one year. The patient had a complex hospital course during which he was found to have an angiomyomatous hamartoma of his right groin area, postsurgical right inguinal wound infection with Actinomyces meyeri, and epithelioid hemangioendothelioma distal to the right iliac bifurcation. The patient is currently pending further imaging studies to evaluate candidacy for surgical resection and following with oncology for chemotherapeutic options.
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spelling pubmed-87170022022-01-03 Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri Khan, Nariman Waheed, Saadia Alkhateb, Rahaf Arch Clin Cases Case Report Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular malignancy that originates from vascular endothelial or pre-endothelial cells and is composed of epithelioid or histiocytoid cells. This malignancy has an incidence of approximately one per one million individuals and can occur in various regions of the body including the lungs, liver, bones, and soft tissues. The behavior of this cancer can range from indolent to aggressive and diagnosis and treatment are often delayed due to variable presentations and lack of established treatment guidelines. Here we present the case of a 27-year-old Hispanic male that presented with right groin pain, abdominal pain, and a fifty-pound weight loss over one year. The patient had a complex hospital course during which he was found to have an angiomyomatous hamartoma of his right groin area, postsurgical right inguinal wound infection with Actinomyces meyeri, and epithelioid hemangioendothelioma distal to the right iliac bifurcation. The patient is currently pending further imaging studies to evaluate candidacy for surgical resection and following with oncology for chemotherapeutic options. UMF “Gr. T. Popa” Iasi Publishing House 2021-12-29 /pmc/articles/PMC8717002/ /pubmed/34984227 http://dx.doi.org/10.22551/2021.32.0803.10187 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Khan, Nariman
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Alkhateb, Rahaf
Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri
title Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri
title_full Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri
title_fullStr Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri
title_full_unstemmed Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri
title_short Triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by Actinomyces meyeri
title_sort triple whammy: a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with synchronous angiomyomatous hamartoma complicated by actinomyces meyeri
topic Case Report
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8717002/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34984227
http://dx.doi.org/10.22551/2021.32.0803.10187
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