Infantile Hemangioendothelioma



Infantile Hemangioendothelioma


Grace E. Kim, MD









This partial hepatectomy specimen contains a poorly circumscribed, white-tan mass image with central calcification.






A proliferation of small, thin-walled vascular channels is present within a fibrous stroma containing entrapped bile ducts image.


TERMINOLOGY


Synonyms



  • Originally described by Dehner and Ishak as infantile hemangioendothelioma type 1


Definitions



  • Hepatic vascular neoplasm



    • Most common hepatic neoplasm during 1st year of life


    • Accounts for 15% of primary liver tumors in pediatric population


CLINICAL ISSUES


Epidemiology

Jul 7, 2016 | Posted by in PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE | Comments Off on Infantile Hemangioendothelioma

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