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LETTER TO THE EDITOR Non-Malignant Tumors

Not All Hemangiomas are Benign—Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: An Aggressive Vascular Lesion in Children

Mark A. EckardtDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology/Oncology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
, BA,
Vivian Y. ChangDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
, MD,
Scott D. NelsonDepartment of Pathology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA
, MD &
Noah FedermanDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Mattel Children's Hospital at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, MD
Pages 622-624 | Received 26 Apr 2011, Accepted 26 Apr 2011, Published online: 25 Jul 2011

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