Clinicopathological features and surgical treatment of 61 cases with pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma

    YU Changª²Hai, LI Jie, LIU Ying, WANG Tao, DAI Weiª²Min

    Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100037, China

    ¡¾Abstract¡¿ AIM: To investigate the clinicopathological features, surgical treatment and prognosis of pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma. METHODS: The clinicopathological features, operative treatment and prognosis of 61 patients with pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma in our hospital from January, 1970 to April,2005 were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: There were 11 males(18.03%)and 50 females (81.97%). The mean age was 39.24(15-59)years old. The 38(62.30%) patients were free of symptoms . By radiography, the tumor presented as a round or nearly round nodule, with uniform dersity in 47 (77.05%) cases and calcification in 14 (22.95%) cases. All patients received operation, without complications and death. Immunohistochemical findings suggested that the tumor might originate from epithelium. During postoperative followª²up of about 8.25 years, there was no recurrence or metastasis. CONCLUSION: It is very difficult to diagnose pulmonary sclerosing hemoangioma before operation, for it mainly depends on pathological examination postoperatively. A good prognosis can be achieved through surgical treatment. ......