Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Presenting as Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction Diagnosed Using an Endovascular Thrombectomy Device

Authors

Praveen Balraj, Henry Ford Health
Loay S. Kabbani, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Jeff Mathews, Henry Ford Health
Francis Tinney Jr., Henry Ford HealthFollow
Scott Schwartz, Henry Ford HealthFollow
D Kwon, Henry Ford HealthFollow
Felix Braun, Henry Ford Health
Sara Wasilenko, Henry Ford Health

Recommended Citation

Balraj P, Kabbani L, Mathews J, Tinney F Jr, Schwartz S, Kwon D, Braun F, Wasilenko S. Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Presenting as Inferior Vena Cava Obstruction Diagnosed Using an Endovascular Thrombectomy Device. Ann Vasc Surg. 2017 Apr;40:294.e7-294.e9.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-1-2017

Publication Title

Annals of vascular surgery

Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular sarcoma that arises from the lining (intima) of blood vessels. We report a case of a 43-year-old male patient, who presented with inferior vena cava (IVC) obstruction and acute bilateral lower extremity deep vein thrombosis. Mechanical thrombectomy was performed with an endovascular thrombectomy device, followed by stent placement in the IVC. The initial pathology on the retrieved specimen obtained from the thrombectomy device revealed an undifferentiated neoplasm, and definitive surgical resection of the retroperitoneal soft-tissue tumor of the IVC documented a rare case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.

Medical Subject Headings

Adult; Biopsy; Cell Differentiation; Endovascular Procedures; Equipment Design; Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid; Humans; Male; Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography; Retroperitoneal Neoplasms; Stents; Thrombectomy; Treatment Outcome; Vena Cava, Inferior; Venous Thrombosis

PubMed ID

28012782

Volume

40

First Page

7

Last Page

294