Radiological Findings of Hepatic Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: A Rare Case Report

Abstract

Hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare, low-grade, vascular neoplasm with an unpredictable clinical course and usually misdiagnosed as other hepatic tumors based on radiological characteristic features. The most common organs involved are liver, lung and bone. It is still difficult to identify the tumor because it is usually asymptomatic and rare compared to other liver malignancies. Radiological imaging modalities may play an important role in the early diagnosis of this rare disease. In this report, our aim is to present imaging findings of hepatic epithelioid hemangioendothelioma with possible lung metastases in order to extend differential diagnosis and make accurate diagnosis. We evaluated a 38-year-old female patient with right upper quadrant pain using computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET-CT) imaging modalities. The definitive diagnosis was made after histopathological evaluation of biopsy.