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Comprehensive Endovascular and Open Surgical Management of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformations
Published on: October 20, 2017
Focal, Extranodal Primary Polymorphous Hemangioendothelioma Treated With Endovascular Embolization and Resection
Esteban Ramírez-Ferrer1,2,3,4, Francisco Perez5,2,3,4, Alberto Caballero6,7
1Neurological Surgery, Center for Research and Training in Neurosurgery (CIEN), Bogotá, COL.
Abstract:
A male 28-year-old patient complained of a dorsal mass that has been increasing in size in the last six months. The mass was painful, soft, no mobile, and no neurological symptoms or signs were documented. A vascular-type tumor was suspected and endovascular followed by open surgical resection was indicated. Histopathological revealed a rare case of an adult with a primary extranodal polymorphous hemangioendothelioma. Total resection was confirmed by tumor-free resection margin. The postoperative course was uneventful. Polymorph hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor. Preoperative endovascular embolization is recommended given the high vascular features of the lesion and, therefore, the high rate of bleeding during surgery, to achieve complete resection.

