Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Mimicking Hamartoma - A case report-

과오종과 유사한 폐 상피모양혈관내피종 -1예 보고-

  • 백종현 (영남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 이장훈 (영남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실) ;
  • 신경철 (영남대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 이상진 (영남대학교 의과대학 호흡기내과학교실) ;
  • 김미진 (영남대학교 의과대학 병리학교실) ;
  • 이정철 (영남대학교 의과대학 흉부외과학교실)
  • Published : 2004.11.01

Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, originating from the vascular endothelium, is a very rare and low-grade malignancy. World-wide, about 50 cases of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma have been reported. This is more common in female and is usually shown as multiple nodules in both lung fields. A 41-year-old male, who had suffered from right pleuritic chest pain for 3 months, was initially diagnosed as adenocarcinoma under bronchofiberscopic biopsy. At that time, the stage of tumor according to the TNM staging was llla. He received bronchoscopic biopsy again during follow-up period and it was diagnosed as hamartoma. After surgery, the final diagnosis was pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma.

상피모양혈관내피종은 혈관에서 기인하는 매우 희귀하고 악성도가 낮은 종양이다. 폐에 발생하는 상피모양혈관내피종은 세계적으로 약 50예가 보고되어 있다. 폐 상피모양혈관내피종은 여자에서 더 많이 발생하며 흔히 양측폐야에 다발성 결절들이 관찰된다. 3개월 가량의 우측 흉막통을 주소로 내원한 41세 남자가 굴곡기관지경생검에서 샘암종으로 보고되었고 당시 TNM병기는 IIIa였다. 추적관찰기간 중 다시 기관지경생검을 시행하였고 과오종으로 보고되었다. 수술 후 조직병리검사에서 폐 상피모양혈관내피종으로 최종 진단되었다.

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