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Unifocal epitheloid hemangioendothelioma of the humerus: case report and review of the literature

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A patient with an epitheloid hemangioendothelioma of the proximal humerus is presented. Selective embolization of the tumor-supplying vessels was performed before total excision and substitution by an isoelastic prothesis. The patient shows no local recurrence or tumor spreading 2.5 years after the operation.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Cologne, Medical School, Joseph-Stelzmann-Strasse, D-50924 Cologne, Germany, Tel.: +49-221-4785060, Fax: +49-221-4784213, E-mail: Karsten.Krueger@uni-koeln.de, , , , , , DE

    K. Krueger, P. Landwehr & K. Lackner

  2. Clinic of Orthopaedics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, , , , , , DE

    C. Bertram

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Received: 12 September 2001/Accepted: 25 September 2001

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Krueger, K., Bertram, C., Landwehr, P. et al. Unifocal epitheloid hemangioendothelioma of the humerus: case report and review of the literature. J Orthopaed Traumatol 2, 115–118 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s101950200009

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