Tr. Hurley et al., RECURRENT INTRACRANIAL EPITHELIOID HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA ASSOCIATED WITH MULTICENTRIC DISEASE OF LIVER AND HEART - CASE-REPORT, Neurosurgery, 35(1), 1994, pp. 148-151
EPITHELIOID HEMANGIOENDOTHELIOMA IS an unusual vascular neoplasm with
prominent cytoplasmic vacuolization representing primitive lumen forma
tion. A case is presented of this unique vascular neoplasm in a woman
with a seizure disorder who had cardiac, hepatic, and recurrent nervou
s system lesions. To our knowledge, this is the third known case of in
tracranial epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Emphasis is placed on the
indolent course of this rare neoplasm, with a recommendation for aggr
essive surgical treatment and diligent follow-up.