title: Alveolar hemorrhage with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. A previously unreported manifestation of a rare tumor.
abstract: Epithelial hemangioendothelioma (EH), originally termed intravascular sclerosing bronchioloalveolar tumor (IVBAT), is a rare pulmonary vascular neoplasm usually associated with an indolent but slowly progressive clinical course. We describe a patient with EH who presented with alveolar hemorrhage and died within 8 wk. This report extends the clinical spectrum of epithelial hemangioendothelioma to include this aggressive form. EH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of alveolar hemorrhage syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island, Pawtucket 02860.
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bradburne
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Jhung
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Ettensohn
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography