Retiform Haemangioendothelioma on Genital Area in a 70-Year-Old Female: A Case Report

Haemangioendothelioma is a rare tumor that is both clinically andhistologically intermediate between angiosarcoma and haemangioma. it isusually a solitary, slow-growing nodule on distal areas or extremities. theonset is frequently before 25 years of age with a male preponderance.histologically, two components are important: dilated vascular channels andspindle cells elements with some pleomorphism and mitotic configuration.treatment is wide excision and regional lymph node evaluation. as wereviewed the reported papers, we just found one reported case on genitalinvolvement in a male; therefore, this could be a rare presentation ofhaemangioendothelioma on the genital area of an old woman. (iran jdermatol 2008;11: 129-131)