title: Prolonged hemoptysis caused by primary pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; a case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a vascular tumor with an intermediate malignant potential. This tumor is very rare in the lung parenchyma, and most of the previously reported cases have been asymptomatic. There is no standard therapy for this tumor and prognosis in the previous reports has been variable. Herein we report our experience with a 60-year-old woman presenting with hemoptysis and multiple lung consolidation, leading to a diagnosis of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma after surgical resection and pathological examination. After surgery and chemotherapy, the patient had an acceptable course.
authors.affiliation: Transplant Research Center, Department of Pathology, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Bita
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Geramizadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Bejan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ziyaian
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dehghani
authors.affiliation: Transplant Research Center, Department of Pathology, Nemazee Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran;
authors.forename: Kamran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tahmasebi
keywords: Hemangioendothelioma; Hemoptysis; Pulmonary
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