Three Autopsied Cases of the Malignant Haemangioendothelioma

Abstract

Three autopsied cases with malignant haemangioendothelioma were reported. The first case was a 58-year-old man with a primary lesion on the right knee. Autopsy showed metastatic lesions in the lung, the spleen and the lymph nodes. The second case was a 55-year-old woman with a primary lesion on the face and scalp. Autopsy revealed metastatic lesions in the lung, the liver, the spleen, the kidney, the bone and lymph nodes. The third case was a 35-year-old man with a primary lesion on the right upper arm. Here, metastatic lesions were demonstrated in the lung, the kidney, the spleen, the bone, the brain, the diaphragma and lymph nodes.