Sclerosing haemangioma of the lung in a 4-year-old child.
Sclerosing haemangioma of the lung (SHL) should be recognised as a distinct clinicopathological entity. It is a benign neoplasm, probably of epithelial origin. Clinically, the tumour is asymptomatic and shows a striking preponderance in middle-aged women. SHL is often detected incidentally, as a round, well-defined homogeneous mass on routine chest radiograms. The diagnosis is based on pathohistologic examination of the biopsy material, therapy is surgical, and prognosis is excellent. We report a case of a 4-year-old boy with SHL, which is extremely rare in childhood.
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Clinical Hospital Centre Rebro, Zagreb, Croatia. dk5@rebro.met.hr
Gunek
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Raos
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Jelasić
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Bogović
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male