Malignant hemangioendothelioma (angiosarcoma) of the skull: plain film, CT, and MR appearance

E C Bourekas; M L Cohen; C S Kamen; R W Tarr; C F Lanzieri; J S Lewin

Malignant hemangioendothelioma (angiosarcoma) of the skull: plain film, CT, and MR appearance

AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1996 Nov-Dec;17(10):1946-8.

Authors

E C Bourekas¹, M L Cohen, C S Kamen, R W Tarr, C F Lanzieri, J S Lewin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospitals of Cleveland, Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA.

PMID: 8933884
PMCID: PMC8337554

Abstract

Hemangioendothelioma is a rare neoplasm of bone that uncommonly involves the skull. We present a case of grade III malignant hemangioendothelioma (also known as angiosarcoma) of the skull in a 13-year-old boy and describe the plain film, CT, and MR appearance of this neoplasm as well as its histopathology.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Hemangiosarcoma / diagnosis*
Hemangiosarcoma / diagnostic imaging
Hemangiosarcoma / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Skull / diagnostic imaging
Skull / pathology
Skull Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Skull Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
Skull Neoplasms / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*