Alveolar hemorrhage with epithelioid hemangioendothelioma. A previously unreported manifestation of a rare tumor

Am Rev Respir Dis. 1990 Sep;142(3):700-1. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm/142.3.700.

Abstract

Epithelial hemangioendothelioma (EH), originally termed intravascular sclerosing bronchioloalveolar tumor (IVBAT), is a rare pulmonary vascular neoplasm usually associated with an indolent but slowly progressive clinical course. We describe a patient with EH who presented with alveolar hemorrhage and died within 8 wk. This report extends the clinical spectrum of epithelial hemangioendothelioma to include this aggressive form. EH should be considered in the differential diagnosis of alveolar hemorrhage syndrome.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Hemangioendothelioma / complications*
  • Hemangioendothelioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioendothelioma / pathology
  • Hemoptysis / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications*
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Male
  • Radiography