title: Intercostal hemangioma presenting with multiple metastasized lung nodules caused by pneumonia.
abstract: Multiple lung nodules caused by pneumonia are a rare presentation in intercostal hemangioma. We experienced a case with intercostal hemangioma that presented with multiple metastasized lung nodules caused by pneumonia, which had previously been misdiagnosed as sarcoma six months earlier. The patient was treated for pneumonia for 6 weeks, and the lung nodules disappeared. The tumor was completely resected and was histologically diagnosed as intercostal hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Longyong
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
authors.forename: Guowei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Che
keywords: Intercostal hemangioma; lung nodules; pneumonia