Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma arising from the internal auditory canal

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2006 Apr;27(4):931-3.

Abstract

Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor and locally aggressive endothelial-derived spindle cell neoplasm, which occurs almost exclusively in infants and adolescents. Radiologically, hemangioendothelioma, including Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma, is seen as a highly vascularized well-enhancing tumor, but no characteristic findings differentiate Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma from other soft-tissue tumors, particularly when the tumor is too small to have any locally aggressive features or identifiable large vessels. We present a case of Kaposiform hemangioendothelioma in the internal auditory canal that had no differential features on initial MR images and rapidly grew into a huge mass in a few months.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Ear Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Labyrinth Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Sarcoma, Kaposi / diagnosis*