Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the pleura: Clinical and radiologic features

Authors
Crotty, EJ McAdams, HP Erasmus, JJ Sporn, TA Roggli, VL
Citation
Ej. Crotty et al., Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the pleura: Clinical and radiologic features, AM J ROENTG, 175(6), 2000, pp. 1545-1549
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Medical Research Diagnosis & Treatment
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF ROENTGENOLOGY
ISSN journal
0361803X → ACNP
Volume
175
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
1545 - 1549
Database
ISI
SICI code
0361-803X(200012)175:6<1545:EHOTPC>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
OBJECTIVE. The purpose of our study was to describe the clinical and radiol ogic features of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma of the pleura. CONCLUSION. Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is an uncommon maligna ncy that typically affects older men, who present with chest pain and dyspn ea. This: lesion manifests on chest radiographs and CT scans with unilatera l pleural fluid and nodular pleural thickening and appears similar to diffu se pleural carcinomatosis or mesothelioma.