A Case of Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

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  • Furukawa Chiyuki
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Therapeutics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
  • Hanibuchi Masaki
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital
  • Shinohara Tsutomu
    Department of Internal Medicine and Molecular Therapeutics, Institute of Health Biosciences, The University of Tokushima Graduate School
  • Ishikura Hisashi
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital
  • Kimura Suguru
    Division of Respiratory Medicine, Tokushima Red Cross Hospital

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  • 肺類上皮血管内皮腫の１例

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Background. Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) is a rare tumor of the lung deriving from vascular endothelial cells. Case. A 19-year-old woman was referred to our hospital because of an abnormal shadow on her chest X-ray film. Chest radiograph and CT on admission showed well-defined multiple small nodules in bilateral lung fields. As pathological findings of specimens resected by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery revealed atypical epithelioid cells and stained for factor VIII-related antigen and CD34, a diagnosis of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma was made. She was given no medication but has no symptoms without specific medication for 2 years after her first admission, although chest CT findings demonstrated mild progression of the disease. Conclusion. We report a case of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma found on a school medical check up.<br>

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  • Haigan

    Haigan 46 (7), 811-815, 2006

    The Japan Lung Cancer Society

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