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Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of the
Suprasellar Area: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Joachim M. Baehring, MD; Phillip S.
Dickey, MD; Sergei I. Bannykh, MD, PhD
From the Departments of Neurology
(Dr Baehring), Neurosurgery (Dr Dickey), and Pathology (Dr Bannykh),
Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn. Accepted July 8,
2004.
Intra-axial involvement of the brain by
an epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is rare, and biological properties
of the tumor are uncertain.
Most of the primary brain manifestations
are confined to the cerebral hemispheres.
We report magnetic resonance imaging and
microscopic findings of a case of suprasellar involvement by an
epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
The tumor was treated with a subtotal
resection only, and no progression of the disease was noted during a
6-month follow-up.
Review of the literature suggested that
most epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas in the brain are unifocal
tumors with a rather favorable clinical outcome.
© Copyright by College of American
Pathologists 2004
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