Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma: a case report

Introduction The pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular intermediate malignancy tumour. Case presentation A 45-year-old man, he shows an isolated chronic cough with a preserved general state of health. The thoracoabdominal Computed tomography showed three well limited opacitie...

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Published in:Cases journal 2009-09, Vol.2 (1), p.8235
Main Authors: Ouadnouni, Yassine, Bouchikh, Mohammed, Achir, Abdellah, Zouaidia, Fouad, Smahi, Mohammed, Msougar, Yassine, Lakranbi, Marouane, Afqir, Said, Mahassini, Najat, Benosman, Abdellatif
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Summary:Introduction The pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular intermediate malignancy tumour. Case presentation A 45-year-old man, he shows an isolated chronic cough with a preserved general state of health. The thoracoabdominal Computed tomography showed three well limited opacities of the right lung, among them one shows some calcifications; which we entirely resected by enucleation after a pneumotomy. The histologic examination with immunomarking led to an epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. Conclusions The pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a tumour of unpredictable prognosis, bad when linked to the plurifocal and symptomatic forms.
ISSN:1757-1626
1757-1626
DOI:10.4076/1757-1626-2-8235