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Table 2 Summary of previously reported cases of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) occurring in rare sites

From: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the thyroid: a case report

Author [ref]

Site

Treatment

Metastasis/reccurence

Outcome (follow-up period)

Barger [28]

Brain

Resection(this case), chemotherapy, radiotherapy, gamma knife, sunitinib

(−)/ND

Alive (1 month)

Sancheti [29]

Hypopharynx

Excision

(−)/(−)

Alive (1 year)

Boscaino [30]

Larynx

Resection

ND/ND

ND

Pigadas [31]

Parotid salivary gland

Parotidectomy

(−)/(−)

Alive (18 months)

Moulai [32]

Heart

Chemotherapy, cardiac transplantation

(−)/(+) 2 years

Alive (10 years)

Traverse [33]

Aorta

Resection

(−)/ND

ND

Charette [34]

Vein

Resection

(−)/(−)

Alive (18 months)

Versaci [35]

Stomach

Resection

(−)/(−)

Alive (8 months)

Ratan [36]

Greater omentum

Resection

(−)/(−)

Alive (6 years)

Bozkurt [37]

Adrenal gland

Laparoscopic excision

(−)/(−)

Alive (6 months)

Tolkach [38]

Kidney

Nephrectomy, sunitinib

(−)/(+) 2 m

Dead (33 months)

Liu [39]

Bladder

Transurethral resection

(−)/(−)

Alive (6 months)

Elhosseiny [40]

Penis

Local excision

(−)/(−)

Alive (ND)

Illueca [41]

Ovary

Resection

(−)/(−)

Alive (1 year)