Title of article
A Case of Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma withLiterature Review
Author/Authors
Aung, Thu Thu Department of Internal Medicine - SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse - New York, USA , Kondapi, Divya Department of Internal Medicine - SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse - New York, USA , Chu, Andrew Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care - SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse - New York, USA , Kaul, Pratibha Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care - SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse - New York, USA , Markabawi, Danny Department of Internal Medicine - SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse - New York, USA , Mirchia, Kanish Department of Pathology - SUNY Upstate Medical University - Syracuse - New York, USA
Pages
5
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1
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5
Abstract
Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor and infrequently described in medical literature as casereports and case series. Diagnosis is often incidental with high index of histopathological suspicion from clinical pathologist.The pathological pattern is quite unique with distinct immunohistochemical stains. Up to this day, there is no establishedstandard treatment owing to the scarcity of this tumor. In this case report, we describe a case of pulmonary epithelioidhemangioendothelioma unexpectedly diagnosed with transthoracic needle biopsy, along with a review of the current literature.
Keywords
Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma , Literature Review , PEH , EHE
Journal title
Case Reports in Oncological Medicine
Serial Year
2020
Record number
2608495
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