title: Giant infantile pulmonary hemangioma.
abstract: We present a very unusual case of giant infantile pulmonary hemangioma presenting as a large solitary pulmonary mass. This was successfully managed with surgical resection. Histological examination revealed that the mass was positive for GLUT-1 receptor, a marker for infantile hemangioma. To our knowledge only a few cases of pulmonary hemangioma have been described previously in the literature. Pulmonary hemangiomas are very rare lesions, most of them presenting as a pulmonary mass. This case emphasizes the fact that this rare lesion should be considered in the differential of an enhancing pulmonary mass in an infant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Hurley Medical Center One Hurley Plaza, Flint, MI 48503, USA. rpandya1@hurleymc.com
authors.forename: Rajul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pandya
authors.forename: Venkat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Tummala
mesh_terms: D000792:Angiography; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
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