title: Pulmonary cavernous hemangioma.
abstract: We report a rare case of pulmonary cavernous hemangioma in a 54-year-old man. A computed tomographic scan of the chest showed an ill-defined mass measuring 4 x 3 cm at the angle of the left upper lobe bronchus and the lower lobe bronchus. Surgical resection was performed to obtain a definitive diagnosis. Postoperative histological examination revealed an encapsulated mass comprising large dilated vessels lined with squamous endothelium and filled with blood, which led to the diagnosis of pulmonary cavernous hemangioma. A total of 23 cases including the present case reported in the English-language and Japanese literature were reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Thoracic Surgery, Matsue Red Cross Hospital, Shimane, Japan. ryomaeda1977jp@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Ryo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Noritaka
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Isowa
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sumitomo
authors.forename: Katsunari
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
mesh_terms: D006392:Hemangioma, Cavernous / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged