Surgical Experience of Pulmonary Vascular Tumor: 2 cases.
- Author:
Jae Kil PARK
1
;
Sung Yong PARK
;
Sun Hee LEE
;
Moon Sub KWACK
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, St. Mary's Hospital, Catholic University Medical College, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemangioma;
Hemangiopericytoma;
Vascular neoplasm
- MeSH:
Hemangioendothelioma;
Hemangioma;
Hemangiopericytoma;
Lung;
Pericytes;
Vascular Neoplasms
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
1997;30(6):631-635
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Tumors of vascular origin are subdivided into two groups: those composed of pericytes (hemangiopericytoma and glomus tumor), and those composed of endothelial cells(hemangioendothelioma). They are uncommon, potentially malignant tumors, and in the lung, the tumors may present as a small asymptomatic nodule or a large symptomatic lesion. Recently we experienced two cases of solitary pulmonary vascular tumors(epithelioid hemangioendothelioma and hemangiopericytoma), and reviewed them with references
