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Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma mimicking central lung cancer
Author(s) -
SHANG AnDong,
WANG XueFen
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2009.01512.x
Subject(s) - medicine , atelectasis , lung cancer , radiology , lung , biopsy , hypertrophic osteoarthropathy , surgery , left lung , pathology
A 40‐year‐old woman was hospitalized for investigation of dry cough, dyspnoea, and pain and swelling in the large joints of the arms and legs. Chest CT revealed a left hilar mass with partial atelectasis in the apical segment of the left lower lobe. X‐ray of the wrists, elbows, ankles and knee joints showed a periosteal reaction, associated with hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. Endobronchial biopsy suggested a pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma. Whole left lung resection was performed and the patient died of respiratory failure 1 month postoperatively.