title: Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Diagnosed With Endobronchial Biopsies: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEHE) is a rare vascular tumor of endothelial origin first described in 1975 as intravascular bronchioloalveolar tumor. Since then, >100 cases have been reported, and most cases require surgical lung biopsy for diagnosis. We report the case of a 46-year-old man with a diagnosis of PEHE from endobronchial biopsies of an intraluminal nodule, a rare presentation of this disease. We summarize a review of the literature and the bronchoscopic findings of PEHE.
authors.affiliation: *Division of Pulmonary Medicine ‡Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology ∥Division of Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale †Department of Radiology §Division of Hospital Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, AZ.
authors.forename: Kenneth K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Sakata
authors.forename: Michael B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Gotway
authors.forename: Maxwell L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Parish
authors.forename: Neera
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Agrwal
authors.forename: Nina J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Karlin
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D055815:Young Adult