title: Lung lobar collapse as the first manifestation of pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma diagnosed with fibreoptic bronchoscopy.
abstract: Pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (PEH) is a rare tumour of endothelial origin that usually occurs in the lung and liver. It usually presents as bilateral multiple nodular lesions. We report a middle-aged woman with a unique presentation of PEH with lung lobar collapse. The diagnosis was made with fibreoptic bronchoscopy rather than video-assisted thoracoscopy. Clinicians and pathologists should be aware of rare conditions that can present as lung lobar collapse.
authors: Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
authors: Ahmed
authors: A
authors: Abdalla
authors: Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
authors: Elfateh
authors: E
authors: Seedahmed
authors: Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
authors: Ghassan
authors: G
authors: Bachuwa
authors: Hurley Medical Center, Flint, Michigan, USA.
authors: Douglas
authors: D
authors: Congdon
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D018323:Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D020775:Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed