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Erschienen in: La radiologia medica 9/2014

01.09.2014 | Diagnostic Imaging in Oncology

The computed tomographic findings of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

verfasst von: Kefu Liu, Ping Xie, Weijun Peng, Zhengrong Zhou

Erschienen in: La radiologia medica | Ausgabe 9/2014

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Abstract

Purpose

The aim of this study is to analyse the computed tomographic (CT) findings of pulmonary epithelioid haemangioendothelioma (EHE).

Materials and methods

The CT features and clinical presentations of six patients (five women, one man; mean age, 53 years) with pathology-proven pulmonary EHE were reviewed. Noncontrast CT images were available for three patients and enhanced CT images for three patients. The image characteristics included the number of tumours, tumour location and size, tumour margins, the presence of calcification/necrosis/cavity, the presence of perivascular location, the presence of pleural lesions, tumour homogeneity at contrast-enhanced CT, tumour enhancement relative to the adjacent muscle and the presence of extrapulmonary lesions.

Results

Multiple nodules/masses with irregular margin were shown in all cases, and reticulonodular opacities and ground-glass opacities were found in one case. Overall, the six cases showed 178 nodules/masses, 90 % (160/178) of which were <1 cm in diameter. The average size of the largest nodules/masses in each case was 2.7 cm. The nodules/masses were mostly (93 %, 166/178) located in the subpleural region (<2 cm from the pleura). A total of 48 % (86/178) of nodules/masses showed punctate calcification in four of six cases. All nodules/masses showed perivascular location. Pleural indentation was shown in all cases, as well as pleural-thickening in five cases and pleural effusion in two cases. On contrast-enhanced CT, EHE showed a mildly heterogeneous hyperdense appearance.

Conclusions

With predilection for subpleural and perivascular location, typical pulmonary EHE appears as multiple irregular nodules with punctate calcification and pleural indentation.
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Metadaten
Titel
The computed tomographic findings of pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma
verfasst von
Kefu Liu
Ping Xie
Weijun Peng
Zhengrong Zhou
Publikationsdatum
01.09.2014
Verlag
Springer Milan
Erschienen in
La radiologia medica / Ausgabe 9/2014
Print ISSN: 0033-8362
Elektronische ISSN: 1826-6983
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11547-013-0376-6

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