title: Synchronous occurrence of breast cancer and pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma: management and review of the literature.
abstract: Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (PSH) is a rare tumor accounting for 0.2-1% of all primary lung tumors. Simultaneous occurrence of PSH with breast cancer has very rarely been reported in the literature. We describe here a case of simultaneous occurrence of PSH with breast cancer. A pathological diagnosis of PSH was confirmed by computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy. Due to the patient's poor performance status and the benign nature of PSH, surgical excision was not considered and the patient was managed conservatively with regular follow-up. Although surgical excision is the preferred treatment for PSH, conservative management may be a reasonable option in carefully selected patients.
authors.affiliation: Breast Unit, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Salemis
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Seretis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nakos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kantounakis
authors.forename: Charalampos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stoumpos
authors.forename: Kyriakos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spiliopoulos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D018270:Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D047868:Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Breast cancer; pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma