Sangoi Larissa Girardi, Pádua Joel Del Bel, Hernandes Mateus de Andrade, Nogueira-Barbosa Marcello Henrique, Savarese Leonor Garbin
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, Department of Medical Imaging, Hematology and Clinical Oncology, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, Department of Pathology and Forensic Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil.
Radiol Case Rep. 2025 Aug 7;20(11):5401-5406. doi: 10.1016/j.radcr.2025.06.121. eCollection 2025 Nov.
Epithelioid hemangioma is a rare, low-grade vascular tumor defined by epithelioid endothelial differentiation. It has no pathognomonic clinical, laboratory, or imaging features, and its inconsistent nomenclature has historically complicated diagnosis. Although bone involvement is frequent and most lesions behave benignly, some demonstrate local aggressiveness or multifocal spread. We report a unique case of widespread bone lesions exhibiting a "button sequestrum" pattern, previously not described in epithelioid hemangioma. Pathologically, button sequestrum comprises a central island of devitalized bone surrounded by a lucent zone of granulation tissue, a finding that usually narrows the differential diagnosis. Recognizing this presentation broadens the known imaging spectrum of epithelioid hemangioma.
上皮样血管瘤是一种罕见的低度血管肿瘤,由上皮样内皮分化定义。它没有特征性的临床、实验室或影像学表现,其命名不一致在历史上使诊断变得复杂。尽管骨受累很常见且大多数病变表现为良性,但有些表现出局部侵袭性或多灶性扩散。我们报告了一例独特的广泛骨病变病例,呈现“纽扣状死骨”模式,此前在上皮样血管瘤中未被描述。病理上,纽扣状死骨由一个中央失活骨岛组成,周围是肉芽组织的透亮区,这一发现通常会缩小鉴别诊断范围。认识到这种表现拓宽了上皮样血管瘤已知的影像学谱。