Sclerosing pneumocytoma (SP) of the lung is a rare benign neoplasm. Here, we describe an unusual presentation of SP with a wax-and-wane pattern of growth in a 47-year-old woman. Tumor diameter decreased over a 3-year follow-up period and then increased on serial follow-up computed tomography scans. The mass showed high signal intensity on both T1- and T2-weighted chest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and early enhancement with a plateau on dynamic MRI. We speculate that intratumoral bleeding and resorption processes accounted for the changes in tumor size.
Female ; Humans ; Lung/pathology/radiography ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/*methods ; Middle Aged ; Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma/*diagnosis/pathology/radiography ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed/*methods