Congenital infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma type II treated with orthotopic liver transplantation

J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2004 Feb;26(2):121-3. doi: 10.1097/00043426-200402000-00014.

Abstract

The authors describe a 10-week-old girl with infantile hepatic hemangioendothelioma who initially presented with difficulty feeding, hepatomegaly, and multiple hemangiomas of the skin. Six weeks of steroid therapy and 2 weeks of chemotherapy failed to produce clinical improvement. The patient underwent split liver transplantation. A definitive diagnosis of hemangioendothelioma type II was made. Imaging studies cannot differentiate between hemangioendothelioma and angiosarcoma. Treatment modalities for this condition remain unclear. The patient continues to do well.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma / congenital*
  • Hemangioendothelioma / pathology
  • Hemangioendothelioma / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Liver Neoplasms / congenital*
  • Liver Neoplasms / pathology
  • Liver Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome