Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma / 中国肺癌杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>BACKGROUND</b>To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (PSH).</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The clinical features, radiographic manifestations and treatment of 21 patients with PSH were reviewed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>None of the 21 patients was diagnosed as PSH preoperatively. There were 18 females and 3 males, and the average age was 48.0 years in this group. Twelve patients were symptom free. The plain chest roentgenograms showed a well defined, homogeneous, round or oval nodulous shadow in most cases. All patients received operation. There was no postoperative morbidity and mortality. Postoperative follow-up showed a good prognosis.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Preoperative diagnosis of PSH is quite difficult. PSH should be suspected in middle to old aged female patients who show a well defined, homogeneous, round or oval shadow in plain chest roentgenograms. PSH has a good prognosis if it is treated surgically.</p>