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Title: | Hepatic hemangioendothelioma: A rare case of a vascular tumour with slow progression |
Authors: | Tennakoon, N. |
Keywords: | hemangioendothelioma treatment |
Issue Date: | 2021 |
Publisher: | University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka |
Citation: | Journal of the Medical Students Forum.2021;1(1);27-28. |
Abstract: | Hemangioendothelioma is a vascular neoplasm which shows a borderline behaviour with slow progression. Primary epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas of the liver are rare tumours with an incidence rate of less than 1 per 1,000,000 population. The unpredictability of tumor behaviour, complicates the treatment. Main options for treatment are chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Due to the lack of established guidelines, there is a debate on the most effective surgical intervention. This case report describes a 46-year-old female patient who was undergoing chemotherapy for 8 years with a slowly progressing disease, finally diagnosed as a hemangioendothelioma and now being considered for further management in a surgical setting. |
URI: | http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/24878 |
ISSN: | 2806-5301 |
Appears in Collections: | 'The Apprentice -2021( Vol.1 - Issue 1) |
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