Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Diagnosed With Endobronchial Biopsies: A Case Report and Literature Review

J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2016 Apr;23(2):168-73. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0000000000000230.

Abstract

Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEHE) is a rare vascular tumor of endothelial origin first described in 1975 as intravascular bronchioloalveolar tumor. Since then, >100 cases have been reported, and most cases require surgical lung biopsy for diagnosis. We report the case of a 46-year-old man with a diagnosis of PEHE from endobronchial biopsies of an intraluminal nodule, a rare presentation of this disease. We summarize a review of the literature and the bronchoscopic findings of PEHE.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Biopsy
  • Bronchoscopy / methods*
  • Female
  • Hemangioendothelioma, Epithelioid / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Young Adult