title: Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung showing strong FDG avidity on PET scan: Case report and review of the current literature.
abstract: Sclerosing Hemangioma is a rare lung tumor with polymorphic histologic features that usually occurs in middle aged women. Based on many immunohistochemical and ultrastructural studies, it is most probably derived from undifferentiated respiratory epithelial cells. Symptoms are usually due to enlargement of the tumor and compression of the surrounding tissues. Occurrence of multiple lesions or metastasis is extremely rare although some authors consider sclerosing hemangioma as a potentially low grade malignancy tumor. It usually presents with low to moderate uptake on FDG PET imaging. We present a case of sclerosing hemangioma with strong FDG avidity on PET scan in a 41 year old lady with history of haemoptysis. A full review of the literature on this topic was performed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London UK.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Patrini
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London UK.
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shukla
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London UK.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lawrence
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London UK.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borg
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London UK.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayward
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University College London Hospitals (UCLH), London UK.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Panagiotopoulos
keywords: Lung; PET avidity; Sclerosing hemangioma