A Case of Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma with Literature Review. (8th October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Aung, Thu Thu; Chu, Andrew; Kondapi, Divya; Markabawi, Danny; Mirchia, Kanish; Kaul, Pratibha
• Other Names: Tanaka Katsuhiro Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in oncological medicine. Volume 2020(2020)
• Publication Date: 2020-10-08
• Subjects: Oncology -- Periodicals; Tumors -- Periodicals; Oncology -- Case studies -- Periodicals; Neoplasms; Oncology; Tumors; Electronic journals; Periodicals; Case studies; Periodicals; Case Reports; Fulltext; Internet Resources; Periodicals; 616.994
• DOI: 10.1155/2020/8048056
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6706

Abstract

Abstract : Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor and infrequently described in medical literature as case reports and case series. Diagnosis is often incidental with high index of histopathological suspicion from clinical pathologist. The pathological pattern is quite unique with distinct immunohistochemical stains. Up to this day, there is no established standard treatment owing to the scarcity of this tumor. In this case report, we describe a case of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma unexpectedly diagnosed with transthoracic needle biopsy, along with a review of the current literature.