Metastatic Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: A case report and review of the literature

Sidharth Rishi Mehta; Arvind Das; Nicola Barnard; Alan Marcus

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2012.09.003

Metastatic Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: A case report and review of the literature

Respir Med Case Rep. 2012 Nov 26:7:17-20. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2012.09.003. eCollection 2012.

Authors

Sidharth Rishi Mehta¹, Arvind Das², Nicola Barnard³, Alan Marcus³

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States.
² Graduate School of Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States.
³ Graduate School of Pathology, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 675 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854, United States.

Abstract

Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma is a rare and low grade tumor of endothelial origin found in the lungs. At onset patients are usually asymptomatic or present with non-specific symptoms. Chest imaging shows the presence of multiple, bilateral small nodules and diagnosis usually requires a lung biopsy. At this time there is no standardized treatment regimen and the prognosis is variable.

Keywords: CT – Cat Scan; EHE – Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma; IVBAT – Intravascular Bronchiolo-Alveolar Tumor; PEH – Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma; PET – Positron Emission Tomography.