Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

A Study of Vascular Tumors of Short Bones

Dr. M. A. Q. Ansari

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Background: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma of bone is a rare tumor of vascular origin with borderline malignancy and pursues a clinical course intermediate between hemangioma and an angiosarcoma. Methods: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma is reported more commonly in soft tissues and viscera involving lungs and liver but less so in bones. The tumor is usually multicentric with a predilection for bones of a particular anatomical area. We describe four cases of multicentric Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma  involving the metacarpals and phalanges. Histologically the tumor exhibited cords of epithelioid–appeå cells in a myxoid stroma and inflammatory cells with few mitotic figures. Results: The patients were treated with primary surgical resection, curettage, bone grafting and K–wire fixation. Follow–up x–rays revealed good consolidation of bone graft with no signs of local recurrence. Conclusion: Primary surgical resection, curettage and if required bone grafting and K–wire fixation is a good method to manage these vascular tumors.

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Dr. M. A. Q. Ansari, A Study of Vascular Tumors of Short Bones, INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2018

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