A case report of retiform hemangioendothelioma as pleural nodules with literature review.
Retiform hemangioendothelioma (RH) is a rare low-grade variant of angiosarcoma mostly reported on dermis or subcutaneously. A 30-year-old woman suffering from dry cough, dyspnea and pleural effusion has been described. Distinctive symptoms and lesions on high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan and common histological, immunological feature are discussed. Diagnosis was made by thoracoscopy as RH.
Department of Internal Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renming Rd, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, PR China. lqq.aileen@outlook.com.
Qingqing
Q
Liu
Department of Internal Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renming Rd, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, PR China. ruoyun001@126.com.
Ruoyun
R
Ouyang
Department of Internal Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renming Rd, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, PR China. pingchen0731@sina.com.
Ping
P
Chen
Department of Internal Medicine, Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, 139 Renming Rd, Changsha, Hunan, 410011, PR China. zhourui2355@sina.com.
Rui
R
Zhou
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006390:Hemangioendothelioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D006394:Hemangiosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology*; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods