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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 28, 2014; 20(32): 11333-11339
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11333
Published online Aug 28, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i32.11333
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the liver as a rare indication for liver transplantation
Piotr Remiszewski, Ewa Szczerba, Piotr Kalinowski, Krzysztof Dudek, Mariusz Grodzicki, Marcin Kotulski, Rafał Paluszkiewicz, Waldemar Patkowski, Krzysztof Zieniewicz, Marek Krawczyk, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, 00-097 Warsaw, Poland
Beata Gierej, Department of Anatomopathology, Medical University of Warsaw, 00-097 Warsaw, Poland
Author contributions: Remiszewski P, Szczerba E, Dudek K, Grodzicki M, Kotulski M, Paluszkiewicz R, Patkowski W, Zieniewicz K and Krawczyk M designed the research; Remiszewski P, Szczerba E and Gierej B analyzed the data; Remiszewski P, Szczerba E, Kalinowski P and Gierej B wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Piotr Remiszewski, MD, PhD, Department of General, Transplant and Liver Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Banacha 1a, 00-097 Warsaw, Poland. remi@mp.pl
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Received: December 27, 2013
Revised: February 25, 2014
Accepted: May 29, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Revised: February 25, 2014
Accepted: May 29, 2014
Published online: August 28, 2014
Core Tip
Core tip: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) of the liver (hepatic EHE, HEHE) is a very rare tumor of mesenchymal origin. It typically occurs in female patients aged 20-40 years. HEHE is resistant to chemotherapy. Unresectable tumor, limited to the liver, may be a good indication for liver transplantation. The aim of this paper was to analyze the indications and outcomes of liver transplantation for HEHE.