Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma in the spleen

Julie A. Katz, Donald H. Mahoney, Lee Wolpin Shukla, C. Wayne Smith, M. V. Gresik, Hal K. Hawkins

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Abstract

Endovascular papillary angioendothelioma is a rare vascular neoplasm originally described as involving the skin and subcutaneous tissues. No case has been reported to involve the spleen, although structurally similar splenic neoplasms have been reported under different names. A 5-year-old boy presented with isolated splenomegaly and was found to have endovascular papillary angioendothelioma of the spleen. Studies supported the suggestion that the endovascular papillary angioendothelioma manifests focal "high" endothelial differentiation..

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)185-193
Number of pages9
JournalFetal and Pediatric Pathology
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1988
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Endothelium
  • Hemangioendothelioma
  • Spleen

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine

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