Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis incidentally detected in a lobectomy specimen for a metastatic colon cancer

• Published in: Pathology international Vol. 56; no. 6; pp. 350 - 357
• Main Authors: Moritani, Suzuko, Ichihara, Shu, Seki, Yukio, Kataoka, Masato, Yokoi, Toyoharu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.06.2006
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - secondary; Adenocarcinoma - surgery; Colonic Neoplasms - pathology; Colonic Neoplasms - surgery; Fatal Outcome; Female; Hemangioma, Capillary - pathology; Humans; lobectomy; lung; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Lung - pathology; Lung - surgery; Lung Neoplasms - secondary; Lung Neoplasms - surgery; metastatic cancer; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Second Primary; passive congestion; pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis; pulmonary hypertension; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; veno-occlusive disease

Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis is a rare vascular proliferative disease of unknown etiology. The common clinical features are slowly progressive and finally fatal pulmonary hypertension. The clinical diagnosis is usually difficult. Because most reported cases are of autopsy, little is known abo...