title: Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung: a clinicopathologic study.
abstract: The clinical and pathological features of 11 cases with sclerosing hemangiomas of the lung seen between 1982, and 1992 were reviewed. There were 1 male and 10 female patients aged 15 to 74 years (mean age, 53 years) at operation. Among the 11, 4 were asymptomatic, with the tumor discovered only on routine chest roentgenograms. All 11 patients had a solitary tumor showing as a well-defined homogeneous round or oval shadow on chest x-rays. Microscopically, 8 of the 11 tumors consisted of a mixture of the four major patterns: hemorrhagic, sclerotic, papillary and solid. Five patients received enucleation; four, wedge resection; one, segmentectomy and one, lobectomy. Since this tumor is usually clinically benign and surgically curative, thoracotomy and complete removal of the tumor by limited resection is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan, R.O.C.
authors.forename: N Y
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kwan
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: C T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: P Y
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography