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Epithelioid sarcoma-like epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the small bowel: A case report and review of literature
1 Anatomic Pathology Unit, "Card. G. Panico" Hospital, Tricase (LE), Italy
2 Anatomic Pathology Unit, "Bianchi-Melacrino-Morelli" Hospital, Reggio Calabria, Italy
3 Clinic Pathology Unit, "L. Bonomo" Hospital, Andria (BT), Italy
4 Anatomic Pathology Unit, "A. Perrino" Hospital, Brindisi, Italy
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Alessandro D′Amuri
Anatomic Pathology Unit, "A. Perrino" Hospital, Brindisi,
Italy
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Article ID: 100033Z11MF2020
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Filotico M, Africa G, Floccari F, D’Amuri A. Epithelioid sarcoma-like epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the small bowel: A case report and review of literature. J Case Rep Images Pathol 2020;6:100033Z11MF2020.ABSTRACT
We describe the case of a 71-year-old male patient with a polypoid neoformation that was situated in the submucosa of the small intestine. Morphologically it was epithelioid type, with an immunophenotypic profile showing some features of the epithelioid sarcoma and with others of the hemangioendothelioma.
Keywords: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid sarcoma, Immunohistochemistry
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The authors are grateful to Dr. Antonina Parafioriti, Institute Gaetano Pini, Milan (Italy) and Dr. Francesco Alfredo Zito, Cancer Institute, John Paul II, Bari (Italy) for the collaboration provided in the study of this case.
Author ContributionsMarcello Filotico - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Giovanni Africa - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Federica Floccari - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
Alessandro D′Amuri - Conception of the work, Design of the work, Acquisition of data, Analysis of data, Drafting the work, Revising the work critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published, Agree to be accountable for all aspects of the work in ensuring that questions related to the accuracy or integrity of any part of the work are appropriately investigated and resolved.
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