Combined or Serial Liver and Lung Transplantation for Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: A Case Series

Am J Transplant. 2015 Dec;15(12):3247-54. doi: 10.1111/ajt.13430. Epub 2015 Aug 19.

Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare vascular tumor with variable biological and clinical behavior. There is increasing experience with liver transplantation (LiTx) for hepatic EHE, even in cases of extrahepatic disease localization. Until now, no cases of lung transplantation (LuTx) had been reported for pulmonary EHE. This report describes three cases of EHE with multifocal disease in patients who underwent either serial or combined LiTx and LuTx.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Liver Transplantation*
  • Lung Transplantation*
  • Middle Aged
  • Prognosis
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed