[A case of malignant hemangioendothelioma of the lung with rapid growth of pulmonary metastasis].
Malignant hemangioendothelioma of the lung is very rare and difficult to diagnose. The growth is rapid and the prognosis is very unfavorable. We report an operated case of the disease with rapid growth of pulmonary metastasis. The silver, vimentin and factor VIII stainings were available for diagnosis of this disease. The 46-year-old female patient died of bleeding from the pulmonary metastasis eight months after the operation without other distant metastasis. Even if a lung tumor is pointed out and thought to be benign, frequent follow up is necessary. Furthermore, we recommend positive lung biopsy by thoracotomy or video-assisted-thoracic-surgery.
Tatsuta
M
M
Department of Surgery, Sakai Municipal Hospital, Japan.
Hanai
J
J
Okuyama
M
M
Morimoto
O
O
Shiozaki
K
K
Kimura
F
F
Miya
A
A
Ishida
H
H
Masutani
S
S
Kawasaki
T
T
Satomi
T
T
Fujimoto
T
T
D005260:Female; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged