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Ten cases of spindle cell haemangioendothelioma (SCH) were analysed clinicopathologically, including an immunohistochemical survey of seven cases and ultrastructural observations on one. There were seven females and three males, ranging from 16 to 76 years of age. All but one lesion developed on the extremities, predominantly on the hands and feet. Six of the ten patients presented multiple nodules or papules which gradually increased in size and number over a long duration. Among them, four patients had undergone operations twice or more, but no metastatic foci were recognized. Histologically, the lesions were composed of dilated vascular spaces and a proliferation of bland-appearing spindle cells and interspersed epithelioid endothelial cells. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies demonstrated that the spindle cells were mainly made up of fibroblastic cells admixed with pericyte-like cells and macrophages. Smooth muscle cells and primitive mesenchymal cells were also present. The clinical and microscopic features suggest that SCH may be a benign vasoformative lesion of a heterochronological multicentric origin.
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Ding, J., Hashimoto, H., Imayama, S. et al. Spindle cell haemangioendothelioma: Probably a benign vascular lesion not a low-grade angiosarcoma. Vichows Archiv A Pathol Anat 420, 77–85 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01605988
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