Primary haemangiopericytoma of lung

Abstract

. (1974). Thorax, 29,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] cough. Physical examination suggested the presence of a large right-sided pleural effusion. Repeated aspirations of fluid to a total volume of 7 litres were performed. Examination of the fluid failed to demonstrate the presence of malignant cells. A post-aspiration chest radiograph (Fig. 1) revealed a large mass in the right lower lobe. Bronchoscopy was not helpful in making a diagnosis.A right pneumonectomy was performed. The right lung contained a large firm lobulated mass which protruded through the pleura in the posterior part of the upper lobe.B

Endobronchial juvenile hemangioma - a case report of a neonate including immunohistochemical monitoring and nuclear, cellular, and vascular morphometry

“…The second group, comprising the cavernous hemangiomas and only found in adults, displayed ectopic vessels which were separated by broad bands of fibroconnective tissue [19]. Within the entity of primary bronchial tumors in childhood, reports are confined currently to three related cases from Meade et al [18]. These patients were comprised of three boys at the age of 10, 11, and 16 years, who suffered from peripherally localized hemangiopericytomas.…”

Mesenchymal Tumors of the Lung

“…In the analysis of Meade and colleagues, 95 the tumor was reported more often in female patients, whereas Yousem and Hochholzer 96 did not find any gender predilection. The tumor appears to be more common among patients in the fifth decade of life, and patients may be completely asymptomatic or may present with nonspecific signs and symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis.…”

“…Nevertheless, hemangiopericytomas have rarely been described as primary pulmonary neoplasms. 95,96 In 1974, Meade and associates 95 reported 4 cases and analyzed the current literature, accumulating 24 additional cases of hemangiopericytoma that presumably had arisen in the lung parenchyma as a primary neoplasm. These investigators divided the hemangiopericytomas into benign and malignant tumors but also noted their lack of uniformity in appearance and growth.…”

“…The tumor appears to be more common among patients in the fifth decade of life, and patients may be completely asymptomatic or may present with nonspecific signs and symptoms such as cough, shortness of breath, and hemoptysis. Cases in which patients have presented with hypoglycemia or osteoarthropathy have been described 95,97 ; these latter clinical manifestations also have been seen in association with solitary fibrous tumors. In contrast with previous studies, Yousem and Hochholzer 96 found that these tumors were more commonly seen in the periphery or midportion of the lung than in a central location.…”

Primary diaphragmatic haemangiopericytoma

“…In a review of 25 cases of primary pulmonary haemangiopericytoma, 12 patients were free of symptoms when the tumour was detected 597 D. Seaton (Meade, Whitwell, Bickford, and Waddington, 1974). They may, however, present with cough, dyspnoea or pain and may cause erosion of bone or hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy (Feldman and Seaman, 1964).…”