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    Hepatic hemangioendothelioma: A rare case of a vascular tumour with slow progression
    (University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2021) Tennakoon, N.
    Hemangioendothelioma is a vascular neoplasm which shows a borderline behaviour with slow progression. Primary epithelioid hemangioendotheliomas of the liver are rare tumours with an incidence rate of less than 1 per 1,000,000 population. The unpredictability of tumor behaviour, complicates the treatment. Main options for treatment are chemotherapy, radiotherapy and surgery. Due to the lack of established guidelines, there is a debate on the most effective surgical intervention. This case report describes a 46-year-old female patient who was undergoing chemotherapy for 8 years with a slowly progressing disease, finally diagnosed as a hemangioendothelioma and now being considered for further management in a surgical setting.