Primary Pleural Hemangioendothelioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor of the vascular endothelial cells. It can originate from any tissue; however, it occurs most frequently in the liver and lung. Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH), EHE developing from pleura, is even more infrequent and less reported...

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Published in:Case reports in oncology 2021-08, Vol.14 (2), p.1201-1211
Main Authors: Askari, Elham, Yaghmaei, Shekoofeh, Haseli, Sara, Pouradollah Totkaboni, Mihan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biopsy
Case Report
Case reports
Chemotherapy
computed tomography
Cytoplasm
Dyspnea
epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
Laboratories
Literature reviews
Pain
Patients
Pleural effusion
pleural hemangioendothelioma
Radiation therapy
Scintigraphy
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Summary:Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor of the vascular endothelial cells. It can originate from any tissue; however, it occurs most frequently in the liver and lung. Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH), EHE developing from pleura, is even more infrequent and less reported in the literature. In the following report, we discuss a 40-year-old man who initially presented with right-sided chest pain. Computed tomography revealed pleural thickening and effusion in his right thoracic cavity. PEH diagnosis was confirmed with immunohistochemistry. In order to provide the readers with an inclusive understanding of the disease, we collected the PEH cases reported in the literature. Despite the scarcity of the reported PEH cases (to our best knowledge), the compiled literature review of the disease enables the readers to grasp a better comprehension of the disease.
ISSN:1662-6575
1662-6575
DOI:10.1159/000518243