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Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2014; 62(01): 092-094
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1299588
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New York

Pulmonary Artery Pseudoaneurysm Caused by a Rare Vascular Tumor: Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma

Xian-Ning Wu
1   Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China
,
Ming-Jiu Chen
1   Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China
,
Dai-Qiang Li
2   Department of Pathology, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China
,
Jian-Guo Hu
1   Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China
,
Feng-Lei Yu
1   Department of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, P. R. China
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15 October 2011

01 November 2011

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12 March 2012 (online)

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Abstract

We present a case of a 58-year-old female with a rare vascular tumor of intermediate malignancy. The initial manifestation was a pseudoaneurysm caused by the rupture of the right pulmonary artery after tumor invasion. The diagnosis of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma was confirmed by the morphologic and immunocytochemical features after surgery. The patient recovered smoothly and there has been no evidence of local recurrence or metastasis during the 2 years of follow-up.

Keywords

aneurysm - endothelium - pulmonary artery - tumor
 

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