Multifocal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma presenting with hemoptysis.
We present a case of multifocal epithelioid hemangioendothelioma occurring in an adolescent boy who presented with massive hemoptysis and showed a pulmonary perihilar mass with multiple lesions in the liver and two lytic lesions in the ribs on imaging. The diagnosis was confirmed by lung and liver biopsy. He was treated with oral steroids.
Madhusudhan
K S
KS
Department of Radiodiagnosis, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Srivastava
D N
DN
Gamanagatti
S
S
D001706:Biopsy; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D012272:Ribs / Q000473:pathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D005938:Glucocorticoids