Hemangioendothelioma 2557186 181449388 2008-01-01T21:28:32Z Austicke 691362 + see also {{Infobox_Disease | Name = {{PAGENAME}} | Image = | Caption = | DiseasesDB = | ICD10 = | ICD9 = | ICDO = 9130-9133 | OMIM = | MedlinePlus = | eMedicineSubj = | eMedicineTopic = | MeshID = D006390 }} '''Hemangioendothelioma''' is used to describe a group of [[vascular neoplasms]] that may be considered [[benign]] or [[malignant]] in their activity. ==Presentation== They have been described as masses that fall between a [[hemangioma]] and [[angiosarcoma]]. They are [[vascular tumor]]s that commonly present with an enlarging mass and have been reported in the [[head]] and [[neck]], [[intestines]], [[lungs]], [[lymph nodes]], [[pleura]], [[retroperitoneum]], [[stomach]], and many other body sites. ==Treatment== Surgical [[resection]], [[radiotherapy]], and [[chemotherapy]] have all been used to treat these masses. == Types of Hemangioendotheliomas == *Epithelioid *Kaposiform *Retiform ==See also== * [[Infantile hemangioendothelioma]] ==External links== * [http://survivor-support.rare-cancer.org/forum/ Hemgioendothelioma Support Group] * [http://www.maxillofacialcenter.com/BondBook/softtissue/hemangioendoth.html Maxillofacialcenter] * [http://www.HEARDsupport.org/ '''H.E.A.R.D.''' '''H'''emangioendothelioma, '''E'''pithelioid Hemangioendothelioma '''A'''nd '''R'''elated vascular '''D'''isorders Support Group and International H.E.A.R.D. Registry] {{Soft tissue tumors and sarcomas}} [[Category:Diseases]] {{disease-stub}}