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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-11-22
pubmed:abstractText
The epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is an uncommon vascular neoplasm of borderline or intermediate malignant potential. Although numerous sites of involvement are possible, these tumors most commonly arise in soft tissue, liver, and lung. Involvement of the oral cavity is rare. Only 12 cases of intraoral epithelioid hemangioendothelioma have been reported in the English language literature. We review the salient features of these previously reported cases and present 2 additional intraoral cases--one presenting as an asymptomatic radiolucency in the posterior mandible of a 23-year-old female, and the other presenting as an asymptomatic, erythematous to purplish gingival nodule in a 28-year-old female. Intraoral tumors most commonly involve the gingival soft tissues and often are associated with adjacent alveolar bone resorption. Although it is not possible to estimate with accuracy the potential for recurrence and metastasis among intraoral tumors given the small number of previously reported cases, wide local excision with close clinical follow-up appears to be the treatment of choice for these tumors because of their unpredictable clinical behavior.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1528-395X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
100
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
717-24
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the oral cavity: report of two cases and review of the literature.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Oral Pathology, College of Dental Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA. chi@musc.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Case Reports