Journal of Clinical Case Reports

Pulmonary Sclerosing Haemangioma - Case Report

Abstract

Nebojsa Maric, Vanja Kostovski, Milena S. Pandrc, Vlado Cvijanovic, Aleksandar Ristanovic, Natasa Vesovic, Ljubinko Djenic, Dejan Stojkovic and Bojana Miranovic

Introduction: Pulmonary sclerosing haemangioma (PSH) is a benign tumour, also known under the term “pneumocytoma”. It is a rare disease, of low grade of malignancy possibly originating from type II pneumocytes or Clara cells. It is mostly notified in older females and is usually solitary. According to the histological appearance, sclerosing haemangioma could be: papillary, sclerotic, solid and haemorrhagic. Case Report: A 40-year old female patient, smoker, was hospitalised because of the surgical curing mostly asymptomatic lesion in the lower right lobe. The lesion has been radiologically diagnosed a few years before, and regularly controlled by a Computed Tomography (CT). During the last control, the growth of the lesion was noted and the surgical curing indicated. After clinical examinations, by using Video Assisted Thoracoscopy (VATS), the exploration and precised identification of the well vascularised lesion was performed and the atypic resection of the whole tumour was done. The tumour was hystologically established as sclerosing pneumocytoma, containing two types of cells cuboidas and ovoid, with the same immunophenotype. The following controls have pointed out neider recidive nor malignant alternation. Conclusion: Sclerosing haemangioma should be considered in patients with radiologically diagnosed “coin– like” lesions of a solid as well as multiple type. The complete surgical resection is considered the only effective treatment for PSH, and the normal pulmonary tissue should be reserved as possible.