• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.25 no.10
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• pp.1076-1081
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• 1992

The sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is rare, benign neoplasms, which are usually solitary, Althoughh their histologic apperances are distinct and well-defined, their histogenesis is uncertain. We experienced a typical lesion of pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma clinically and histologically, which was removed from the right lobe of 64-year-old female. We disccused histogenesis, microscopic feature and progress of the sclerosing hemangioma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.20 no.3
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• pp.574-577
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• 1987

So-called sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is a rare benign neoplasm of uncertain histiogenesis, with a complex but characteristic histologic appearance. We experienced a typical lesion of pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma clinically and histologically, which was removed from the right lower lobe of 22-year-old male and was reviewed by Darryl Carter at Yale University. We discussed histiogenesis, microscopic features and prognosis of the sclerosing hemangioma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.163-169
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• 1989

Sclerosing hemangiomas of the lung are uncommon benign tumors. Although their histologic appearances are distinct and well-defined, their histogenesis is uncertain. Liebow and Hubbell reported seven cases of unusual pulmonary lesions which they named sclerosing hemangiomas in 1856. Similar cases had previously been reported under different names: Xanthoma, pulmonary histiocytoma, Xanthofibroma. We have experienced 3 cases of sclerosing hemangioma of lung at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University, college of Medicine, Seoul, Korea during a period of December 1985 through September 1988. This report is an early result of surgical treatment of three patients with pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma and their pathologic findings.

• The Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.212-213
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• 2005

A 42 years old woman underwent F-18 FDG PET because of the incidentally detected lung mass on chest X-ray. PET/CT showed hypermetabolic lesion in the lung right upper lobe and the lung cancer was suspected because of the high FDG uptake. However, pathologic diagnosis was sclerosing hemangioma. There are few reports on the evaluation of sclerosing hemangioma using FDG PET. A report showed a slightly increased uptake (standardized uptake ratio of 1.8) (1), and another report showed unsatisfactory result (2). We suggest that sclerosing hemangioma could be seen as hypermetabolic lesion on the FDG PET.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.145-149
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• 1990

Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is uncommon benign neoplasm of uncertain histogenesis. Their radiologic appearance is relatively distinct and well defined. Recently we experienced 3 cases of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung in 54, 52, 51 years old women. The light microscopic findings are similar to the features reported by Liebow and Hubbell(1956).

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.1017-1020
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• 1990

Sclerosing hemangiomas of lung are benign neoplasms of uncertain histogenesis. They have variegated histologic appearance characterized by an admixture of solid, hemorrhagic, papillary and sclerotic lesions. We have experienced a case of sclerosing hemangioma of lung recently. She was 43 year-old woman and suffered only from mild vague chest pain. Well circumscribed round mass was placed at the right hilum. Mass enucleation was done and she was recovered and discharged with event free.

• The Korean Journal of Cytopathology
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.193-199
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• 1998

Sclerosing hemangioma is a rare, benign neoplasm of the lung, usually presented as a solitary pulmonary nodule in an otherwise asymptomatic middle-aged woman. Cytologically it shows papillary, sheet, and cyst-like arrangements representing three main histologic patterns of papillary, solid, and angiomatous ones, respectively. Herein, we report the fine needle aspiration cytology of 5 cases of sclerosing hemangioma of the lung. The most characteristic finding is cyst-like spaces Intimately related to the papillary or solid cell nests. The tumor cells are relatively monotonous round to oval, small to medium in size. They have small amount of eosinophilic cytoplasm. The nuclei are uniform, round and have small but conspicuous nucleoli. The tumor cells in one of the presenting cases are large with abundant cytoplasm and show moderate nuclear pleomorphism. The nuclear chromatin, however, is fine and even without exception, even in the case showing nuclear pleomorphism. Major differential diagnoses based on the cytologic findings are well-differentiated papillary adenocarcinoma, bronchioloalveolar carcinoma, and carcinoid tumor.

• The Korean Journal of Cytopathology
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• v.2 no.1
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• pp.28-35
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• 1991

So-called sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is a rare benign neoplasm which usually presents with a coin lesion detected through routine chest X-ray. We report two cases showing characteristic cytologic appearances which have been rarely reported. Both cases were young females with coin lesions in the lung. Fine needle aspiration of each case revealed unique but some different cytologic features. Case 1 showed bland-looking polygonal epithelial cells resembling bronchioloalveolar cells haying predominantly papillary configurations with loosely arranged solid sheets or isolated cells. Cytoplasms were plump, cyanophilic, and finely granular, with eccentric nuclei. The nuclei were usually monotonous, round-to-ovoid, and vesicular with a small but conspicuous nucleolus. In comparison to case 1, case 2 revealed largely loose pavement-like solid sheets or clusters rather than papillary patterns in the hemorrhagic background. The size of tumor cells were a little smaller than that of case 1. Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma and papillary adenocarcinoma of metastatic origin were considered to be one of the important differential diagnoses with these cytologic features. Histologically, both cases exhibited findings compatible with so-called sclerosing hemangioma of the lung.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.39-43
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• 2011

Background: Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma is a rare thoracic tumor, and pathophysiology or clinical course of this tumor is not yet fully described. Furthermore, there is no consensus on the standard operative procedure for this tumor. Material and Methods: Medical records of thirty-two patients, who underwent surgical resection of pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma from 1996 to 2007, were retrospectively reviewed. Results: Nineteen patients underwent lobectomy and thirteen patients underwent limited resection. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed in 9 patients in the latter group. Lymph node dissection was done in 21 patients, and one patient was found to have lymph node metastasis of the tumor. There was no postoperative complication, no early death and no tumor-related late mortality. The mean follow-up duration was 39.3 months (2 months~129 months), and all patients were free of local recurrence and distant metastasis during this period. There was no significant difference in patient's characteristics between the two groups, except that the mean hospital stay was shorter in limited resection group than in lobectomy group (p=0.0031). Conclusion: Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma usually requires surgical resection for both diagnosis and treatment. Limited resection can decrease hospital stay with a surgical outcome comparable to lobectomy, and may be preferred to lobectomy if sufficient resection margin can be achieved.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• v.30 no.5
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• pp.548-551
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• 1997

A case of pneumocytoma(so-called sclerosing hemangioma) with regional Iymph node metastasis is reported. A round lesion in the right hilar region was incidentally found in a 29-year-old man. He underwent right upper lobectomy and Iymph nodes dissection with preoperative impression of bronchogenic adenocarcinoma. The tumor was well circumscribed with characteristic histological feature of sclerosing hemangioma. Several Iymph nodes contained metastatic deposits of proliferating pale cells with formation of glandular spaces. A Ithough pneu ocytoma is said to be benign, quite rare cases apparently show metastatic potential.