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Lung sclerosing hemangioma

MedGen UID:
734262
•Concept ID:
C1509148
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Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: lung sclerosing angioma; lung sclerosing hemangioma; Pneumocytoma; pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma; sclerosing angioma of lung; sclerosing angioma of the lung; sclerosing haemangioma; Sclerosing hemangioma; sclerosing hemangioma; sclerosing hemangioma of lung; sclerosing hemangioma of the lung; sclerosing Pneumocytoma
SNOMED CT: Sclerosing hemangioma (134302009)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0006280

Definition

A benign tumor that arises from the lung. It is characterized by the presence of sclerotic, papillary, solid, and hemorrhagic patterns and hyperplastic type II pneumocytes. Cholesterol clefts, hemosiderin deposition, chronic inflammation, and calcifications may be present. In the majority of cases, it is a solitary and peripheral tumor. Patients are usually asymptomatic. [from MONDO]

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PubMed

Analysis of the value of enhanced CT combined with texture analysis in the differential diagnosis of pulmonary sclerosing pneumocytoma and atypical peripheral lung cancer: a feasibility study.
Luo C, Song Y, Liu Y, Wang R, Gao J, Yue S, Ding C
BMC Med Imaging 2022 Feb 2;22(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s12880-022-00745-1. PMID: 35105314Free PMC Article
Treatment of 28 patients with sclerosing hemangioma (SH) of the lung.
Lei Y, Yong D, Jun-Zhong R, Zhi Y, Zi-Tong W
J Cardiothorac Surg 2012 Jun 18;7:34. doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-7-34. PMID: 22515818Free PMC Article
Preliminary study of fibrin glue combined with pingyangmycin for the treatment of venous malformations in the oral and maxillofacial region.
Yang Y, Sun M, Hou R, Yan Z, Wang L, Cheng X, Lei D, Liu Y
J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2008 Nov;66(11):2219-25. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2008.01.057. PMID: 18940483

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Diagnosis

Fibrous histiocytoma of the lung (sclerosing hemangioma variant?).
Nair S, Nair K, Weisbrot IM
Chest 1974 Apr;65(4):465-8. doi: 10.1378/chest.65.4.465. PMID: 4362113

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