Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2004 Nov;37(11):937-941.

Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Mimicking Hamartoma: A case report

• Baek JH
• Lee JC
• Lee JH
• Shin KC
• Lee SJ
• Kim MJ

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.

Keyword

Hemangioendothelioma; Lung pathology; Malignant disease

MeSH Terms

Adenocarcinoma
Adult
Biopsy
Chest Pain
Diagnosis
Endothelium, Vascular
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Hamartoma*
Hemangioendothelioma
Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid*
Humans
Lung
Male
Neoplasm Staging