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A Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Involving the Lung, Pleura and Liver  

Na, Joo Ock (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
Seo, Ki Hyun (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
Park, Ji Young (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
Kim, Jung Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
Kim, Tae Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
Choi, Jae Sung (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
Kim, Yong Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Collage of Medicine)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.58, no.2, 2005 , pp. 179-184 More about this Journal
Abstract
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EH) is a rare borderline malignant tumor which originating from vascular endothelial cells and occurs in many organs such as soft tissues, lung, liver and bone. But, pulmonary EH which simultaneously involves pleura and liver is very rare. In the present report, we describe an uncommon case of EH involving the lung, pleura and liver in a 26-year-old woman. Chest CT showed single nodule in right upper lobe with large amount of pleural effusion at ipsilateral side and abdominal CT multiple round low densities in liver. The EH was confirmed by microscopic analysis and immunohistochemical staining of CD34+ from open lung biopsy specimen.
Keywords
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma; Lung; Pleural effusion; Liver;
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