[A case of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma diagnosed by video-assisted thoracoscopic biopsy].
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.
Horio
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Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Central Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Nomori
H
H
Fuyuno
G
G
Kobayashi
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R
Morinaga
S
S
Suemasu
K
K
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