Overview

NCI Definition: A low-grade malignant blood vessel neoplasm. It is characterized by the presence of epithelioid endothelial cells. The neoplastic cells are arranged in cords and nests, which are embedded in a myxoid to hyalinized stroma. [1]

Disease Details

Synonyms
Epithelioid Angiosarcoma, Malignant epithelioid neoplasm, c/w epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid Angioendothelioma
Parent(s)
Malignant Vascular Neoplasm
OncoTree Name
Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
OncoTree Code
EHAE

References

1. National Cancer Institute. NCI Thesaurus Version 18.11d. https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ [2018-08-28]. [2018-09-21].

2. The AACR Project GENIE Consortium. AACR Project GENIE: powering precision medicine through an international consortium. Cancer Discovery. 2017;7(8):818-831. Dataset Version 8. This dataset does not represent the totality of the genetic landscape; see paper for more information.

3. All assertions and clinical trial landscape data are curated from primary sources. You can read more about the curation process here.