Hemangioendothelioma
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'''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]
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