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Haemangioendothelioma of the skin with adverse response to steroids — report of a case

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A malignant haemangioendothelioma of the scalp is described and the unique mode of presentation and progression of the tumour is highlighted. The pathology and histogenesis of the tumour are discussed and the hitherto unrecorded adverse effect of steroid therapy is noted.

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  1. Department of Histopathology, Central Pathology Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital and Trinity College Mecfical School, Dublin 8

    E. C. Sweeney, A. D. O’Leary & P. J. Blaney

  2. Dr. Steevens Hospital, Dublin

    P. J. Blaney

  3. Department of Histopathology, Central Pathology Laboratory, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin 8

    P. J. Blaney

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  1. E. C. Sweeney
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Sweeney, E.C., O’Leary, A.D. & Blaney, P.J. Haemangioendothelioma of the skin with adverse response to steroids — report of a case. I.J.M.S. 155, 234–237 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02962974

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