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Kaposiform Hemangioendothelioma in Adult.Report of a Case with Amianthoid-like Fibrosisand Angiectases


Authors: M. Zámečník 1,2;  Z. Mikleová 3;  M. Michal 4
Authors‘ workplace: Department of Pathology, Slovak Postgraduate Academy of Medicine, Bratislava 1
Published in: Čes.-slov. Patol., , 2000, No. 4, p. 163-167
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Overview

A rare case of kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in adult is reported. The 11x7x5 cm tumor wasexcised from deep subcutis of the abdominal region in 37-year-old man. No signs of Kasabach-Mer-ritt syndrome or lymphangiomatosis were present. Besides typical pattern of kaposiform heman-gioendothelioma, following unusual features were found: dilated vessels producing a grossimpression of spindle cell hemangioma, areas of amianthoid-like fibrosis, and diffuse immunore-activity for CD99. The differential diagnosis included mainly spindle cell hemangioma (hemangi-oendothelioma), hemangiopericytoma-like solitary fibrous tumor, and Kaposi’s sarcoma.

Key words:
kaposiform hemangioendothelioma - spindle cell hemangioma - solitary fibrous tumor- CD99 - CD 34 - amianthoid-like fibrosis

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