Primary Pleural Hemangioendothelioma: A Case Report and Literature Review

Overview

Journal Case Rep Oncol

Publisher Karger

Specialty Oncology

Date 2021 Oct 27

PMID 34703437

Citations 2

Authors

Elham Askari

Shekoofeh Yaghmaei

Sara Haseli

Mihan Pouradollah Totkaboni

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Abstract

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor of the vascular endothelial cells. It can originate from any tissue; however, it occurs most frequently in the liver and lung. Pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH), EHE developing from pleura, is even more infrequent and less reported in the literature. In the following report, we discuss a 40-year-old man who initially presented with right-sided chest pain. Computed tomography revealed pleural thickening and effusion in his right thoracic cavity. PEH diagnosis was confirmed with immunohistochemistry. In order to provide the readers with an inclusive understanding of the disease, we collected the PEH cases reported in the literature. Despite the scarcity of the reported PEH cases (to our best knowledge), the compiled literature review of the disease enables the readers to grasp a better comprehension of the disease.

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