Unicentric epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the calcaneus: a case report and review of literature.

Background: This review of the literature combined with a clinical case will allow the illustration of of this variable malignancy, display a role for limb salvage surgery with intralesional treatment, and offer a clinical example of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, a rare malignancy.

Case Presentation: The case report presents a case of solitary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) of the calcaneus in a 60-year-old male. Primary vascular tumors of the bone are rare; however, EHE is one of the most common primary malignant vascular tumors to occur in bone.