Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the greater omentum: Report of a case

We report herein the case of an 11-year-old girl found to have an epithelio id hemangioendothelioma of the greater omentum. The child presented with a 4-month history of vague lower abdominal pain and gradually increasing gene ralized distension. Her symptoms and signs could not be ascribed to any spe cific organ system. Ultrasonography and computerized axial tomography revea led a mass lesion anterior to the bowel loops and a laparotomy revealed a h uge lobulated mass, arising from the greater omentum, which was completely excised. She has remained well postoperatively without any adjunctive chemo therapy or radiotherapy.