Epithelioid haemangioendothelioma of the lung: clinical and pathological pitfalls

In 1973, a 10 year old boy presented with numerous bilateral lung nodules, diagnosed as histiocytosis X by open lung biopsy. The patient was treated with prednisone until 1984. In 1993, he developed severe pain in the neck. A biopsy of the spine revealed the same tumour morphology as was seen in the...

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Published in:	The European respiratory journal Vol. 8; no. 9; pp. 1616 - 1619
Main Authors:	van Kasteren, ME, van der Wurff, AA, Palmen, FM, Dolman, A, Misere, JF
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Leeds Eur Respiratory Soc 01-09-1995 Maney
Subjects:	Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Biological and medical sciences Biopsy Child Diagnostic Errors Fatal Outcome Hemangioendothelioma - diagnosis Hemangioendothelioma - drug therapy Hemangioendothelioma - pathology Hemangioendothelioma - physiopathology Histiocytosis, Langerhans-Cell - diagnosis Humans Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis Lung Neoplasms - drug therapy Lung Neoplasms - pathology Lung Neoplasms - physiopathology Male Medical sciences Pneumology Spinal Neoplasms - diagnosis Spinal Neoplasms - drug therapy Spinal Neoplasms - secondary Tumors of the respiratory system and mediastinum Case study Human Metastasis Malignant tumor Respiratory disease Bronchopulmonary
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