Zusammenfassung:
Eine diffuse Angiomatose mit Befall thorakaler Organe ist eine seltene, häufig tödlich
verlaufende Erkrankung, welche vor allem im Kindesalter auftritt. Nicht selten wird
die definitive Diagnose erst durch Autopsie gestellt. Eine spezifische Therapie ist
nicht bekannt. Im vorliegenden Fallbericht schildern wir den Verlauf eines 37-jährigen
Patienten mit ausgedehnter diffuser thorakaler Angiomatose unter Interferon-α-2a-Therapie.
Während der 18-monatigen Monotherapie mit Interferon α-2a zeigte sich sowohl eine
erhebliche Besserung der klinischen als auch der funktionsanalytischen und radiologischen
Befunde. Der vorgestellte Fall bestätigt die Bedeutung von Interferon α-2a zur palliativen
Therapie aggressiver angiomatöser Krankheitsbilder.
A diffuse angiomatosis affecting thoracal organs is a rare, frequently fatal disorder
occurring mainly in childhood. The definite diagnosis is usually made by autopsy.
A specific treatment does not exist. In the case report presented here we describe
the course of an 37-year old patient presenting initially with dyspnea and hemoptysis.
Radiological investigations showed a mass lesion in the anterior superior mediastinum,
bihilar masses and a periesophageal mass with soft tissue density and a pericardial
effusion. Bilateral interstitial infiltrations were also present. CT-guided mediastinal
biopsies and bronchial mucosal biopsies were nonspecific. Open-lung biopsy revealed
the diagnosis of an extensive diffuse angiomatosis affecting mediastinum, pericardium
and pleura. During the 18-month monotherapy with interferon-α 2a the patient showed
significant improvements of clinical as well as laboratory and radiological parameters.
The presented case confirms the experience of several authors, that the diagnosis
of a diffuse thoracal authors can only be made by open lung biopsy or autopsy. The
presented case also underlines the possibility of a palliative therapy of aggressive
angiomatous diseases with interferon-α 2a.
Literatur
1
Rowen M, Thompson J R, Wiliamson R A, Wood B J.
Diffuse pulmonary hemangiomatosis.
Radiology.
1978;
127
445-451
2
Canny G J, Cutz E, MacLusky I B, Levinson H.
Diffuse pulmonary angiomatosis.
Thorax.
1991;
46
851-853
3
Itri L, Campion M, Dennin R A, Palleroni A V, Guttermann J U, Groopmann J E, Trown P W.
Incidence and clinical significance of neutralizing antibodies in patients recieving
recombinant interferon alpha-2a by intramuscular injection.
Cancer.
1987;
59
668-674
4
Koblenzer P J, Bukowski M J.
Angiomatosis (hamartomatous hemlymphangiomatosis). Report of a case with diffuse involvement.
Pediatrics.
1961;
28
65-76
5
Magee F, Wright J L, Peretz D, Donevan R, Churg A.
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis.
Am Rev Respir Dis.
1985;
132
922-925
6
Vevaina J R, Mark J E.
Thoracic hemangiomatosis masquerading as interstitial lung disease.
Chest.
1988;
93
657-659
7
Sidky Y A, Borden E C.
Inhibition of angiogenesis by interferons: effects on tumor- and lymphocyte-induced
vascular responses.
Cancer Res.
1987;
47
5155-5161
8
Spiller J C, Sharma V, Woods G M, Hall J C, Seidel F G.
Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis treated successfully with interferon alfa-2a.
J Am Acad Dermatol.
1992;
27
102-104
9
Daroca Jr P J, Mansfield R E, Ichinose H.
Pulmonary venoocclusive disease: report of a case with pseudoangiomatous features.
Am J Surg Pathol.
1977;
1
349-355
10
White C W, Sondheimer H M, Crouch E C, Wilson H, Fan L.
Treatment of pulmonary hemangiomatosis with recombinant interferon alfa-2a.
New Engl J Med.
1989;
320
1197-1211
11
Domingo C, Encabo B, Roig J, Lopez D, Morera J.
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis: report of a case and review of the literature.
Respiration.
1992;
59
178-180
12
Masur Y, Remberger K, Hoefer M.
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis as a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension.
Pathol Res Pract.
1996;
192 (3)
290-295
13
Mulliken J B, Zetter B R, Folkman J.
In vitro characteristics of endothelium from hemangiomas and vascular malformations.
Surgery.
1982;
92
346-353
14
White C W, Wolf S J, Korones D N, Sondheimer H M, Tosi M F, Yu A.
Treatment of childhood angiomatous diseases with recombinant interferon alfa-2a.
J Pediatr.
1991;
118
59-66
15
Eltorky M A, Headly A S, Winer-Muram H, Garret H E, Griffin J P.
Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis: a clinicopathologic review.
Ann Thorac Surg.
1994;
57
772-776
16
Wu J M, Lin C S, Wang J N, Luo C Y, Hu C Y, Yang H B.
Pulmonary cavernous hemangiomatosis treated with interferon alfa-2a.
Pediatr Cardiol.
1996;
17
332-334
17
Feldman D, Goldstein A L, Cox D C, Grimley P M.
Cultured human endothelial cells treated with recombinant leukocyte a interferon:
tubuloreticular inclusion formation, antiproliferative effect, and 2', 5'oligoadenylate
synthetase induction.
Lab Invest.
1988;
58
584-589
18
O'Neil E M.
Linear sebaceous naevus syndrome with oncogenic rickets and diffuse pulmonary angiomatosis.
J Roy Soc Med.
1993;
86
177-178
19
Quesada J, Rois R A, Swanson D, Trown P, Guttermann J U.
Antitumor activity of recombinant-derived interferon alpha in metastatic renal cell
carcinoma.
J Clin Oncol.
1985;
3, 11
1522-1528
20
Tsuroka N, Sugiyama M, Tawaragi Y, Tsujimoto M, Nishihara T, Goto T, Sato N.
Inhibition of in vitro angiogenesis by lymphotoxin and interferon-gamma.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun.
1988;
155
429-435
21
Friesel R, Komoriya A, Maciag T.
Inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation by gamma-interferon.
J Cell Biol.
1987;
104
689-696
22
Brouty-Boye D, Zetter B R.
Inhibition of cell motility by interferon.
Science.
1980;
208
516-518
23
Heyns A D, Eldor A, Vlodavsky I, Kaiser N, Fridman R, Panet A.
The antiproliferative effect of interferon and the mitogenic activity of growth factors
are independent cell cycle events: studies with vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial
cells.
Exp Cell Res.
1985;
161
297-306
24
Holden K R, Alexander F.
Diffuse neonatal hemangiomatosis.
Pediatrics.
1970;
46, 3
411-421
Dr. med. Andreas Eichler
Medizinische Universitätsklinik Innere Medizin V
66421 Homburg