Chen Tzu-Tao, Lai Chuan-Tsai, Wu Chien-Liang, Wang Tao-Yeuan, Shih Bing-Fu, Hung Chung-Lieh, Kuo Li-Kuo, Weng Yu-Ling, Lee Shih-Yi
Mackay Memorial Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, 92 Sec 2, Chung-Shan North Rd, Taipei, 104, Taiwan.
BMJ Case Rep. 2009;2009. doi: 10.1136/bcr.09.2008.0955. Epub 2009 Mar 20.
Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a tumour of vascular endothelial origin. The rarity of EHE has limited the complete understanding of the disease. Here, a unique case of EHE complicated with cardiac tamponade with an unusual initial presentation, scoliosis, is reported. The discordant findings between a Tc99m bone scan and 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-d-glucose positron emission tomography (FDP PET) also serve to impart another lesson about investigating bone metastasis in EHE.