title: [A case of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma diagnosed by video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsy].
abstract: A regular annual physical checkup for a 46-year-old man revealed multiple small nodules, which were less than 1 cm in diameter, in both lungs. Metastatic lung tumors were suspected, but no primary lesion was found in the general examination. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) diagnosed multiple pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH), so no treatment was performed. Careful follow-up showed no significant change during 10 months. VATS is thus a certain, noninvasive procedure for the diagnosis of PEH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Horio
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nomori
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fuyuno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morinaga
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suemasu
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy / Q000379:methods*; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014741:Video Recording