【PHILIPS once a day】1 case of pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma

The patient is a 51-year-old female

Figure 1 The lung window shows that the left thoracic cage is significantly reduced, and the left lung shows a patchy high-density shadow with a clear boundary; Figure 2 The mediastinal window shows the left pleura diffusely thickened and unevenly thickened, and arc-shaped encapsulated effusion was seen inside; Figure 2 3 The thickened pleura was slightly enhanced by contrast-enhanced scan, and there was no obvious enhancement in the low-density area of ​​internal fluid; Fig.

In February 2013, abscess removal and pleural biopsy were performed under general anesthesia

The patient was discharged postoperatively

discuss

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a rare malignant tumor originating from vascular endothelial cells.

Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is characterized by a variety of morphological and structural changes, and it is easy to be misdiagnosed.