Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Mimicking Hamartoma: A case report.
- Author:
Jong Hyun BAEK
1
;
Jung Cheul LEE
;
Jang Hoon LEE
;
Kyeong Cheol SHIN
;
Sang Jin LEE
;
Mi Jin KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery, College of Medicine, Yeungnam University, Korea. jclee@med.yu.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Hemangioendothelioma;
Lung pathology;
Malignant disease
- MeSH:
Adenocarcinoma;
Adult;
Biopsy;
Chest Pain;
Diagnosis;
Endothelium, Vascular;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hamartoma*;
Hemangioendothelioma;
Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid*;
Humans;
Lung;
Male;
Neoplasm Staging
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2004;37(11):937-941
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, originating from the vascular endothelium, is a very rare and low-grade malignancy. World-wide, about 50 cases of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma have been reported. This is more common in female and is usually shown as multiple nodules in both lung fields. A 41-year-old male, who had suffered from right pleuritic chest pain for 3 months, was initially diagnosed as adenocarcinoma under bronchofiberscopic biopsy. At that time, the stage of tumor according to the TNM staging was IIIa. He received bronchoscopic biopsy again during follow-up period and it was diagnosed as hamartoma. After surgery, the final diagnosis was pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.
