title: Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung.
abstract: A well circumscribed nodular mass discovered on routine chest ray examination, in the left inferior lobe of an otherwise healthy 49-year-old male. Histopathologically the lesion corresponded to a typical so called sclerosing hemangioma. The clinical and histopathological features are described. The sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is a rare benign tumor. Its histogenesis has not been explained yet. Following the electron-microscopic and immunohistochemical researches the opinions have been still unhomogeneous. Therefore, it is concluded that is a tumor of epithelial, endothelial, mesenchymal and even mesothelial origin. This study deals with this tumor, its immunohistochemical analysis points at its epithelial character.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie, CHUV, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Nermin
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Halkic
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dusmet
authors.forename: Amina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelmoumene
authors.forename: Edgardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pezzetta
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lemoine
authors.forename: Hans-Beat
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Ris
mesh_terms: D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged