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. 2015:2015:491960.
doi: 10.1155/2015/491960. Epub 2015 Feb 28.

Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in a patient with Crohn's disease

Nanda Ramchandar  1 , Henry A Wojtczak  1
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Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma in a patient with Crohn's disease

Nanda Ramchandar et al. Case Rep Pediatr. 2015.

Abstract

Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (PEH) is a rare neoplasm, largely unresponsive to chemotherapeutic medications, and with varied prognosis. Imaging on computerized tomography may demonstrate perivascular nodules, but diagnosis is ultimately made on biopsy with immunohistochemical analysis. Here we describe a case of PEH in a 14-year-old male with Crohn's disease, which, to our knowledge, has not previously been described in the literature.

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Figure 1
Chest computerized tomography scan. Multiple irregular ground glass nodules 2-3 cm in diameter, mild thickening of airway walls, no effusion, and reactive lymphadenopathy in the perihilar regions bilaterally.
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