Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: A Case Report |
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| Authors: | Kawashima, Osamu Yoshida, Ichiro Ohtani, Yoshimi Ishikawa, Susumu Ohtaki, Akio Maeshima, Arafumi Nakajima, Takashi Morishita, Yasuo |
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| Affiliation: | 1 The Second Department of Surgery, Gunma University School of Medicine Maebashi
2 The Second Department of Pathology, Gunma University School of Medicine Maebashi |
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| Abstract: | A 45-year-old woman whose x-ray film revealed multiple widespreadbilateral small nodules was diagnosed as having pulmonary tuberculosisor metastatic pulmonary cancer. A conclusive histological diagnosisof pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) was madefollowing an open-lung biopsy. PEH is a progressive diseasethat probably originates from an endothelial cell. However,there is still no effective therapeutic modality for PEH. Thepostoperative course of our patient has been uneventful withno evidence of tumor growth for four and a half years afterinitial x-ray detection of the lesions. |
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| Keywords: | Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) Progressive disease Endothelial cell Open-lung biopsy |
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