Solitary pulmonary capillary hemangioma presenting with ground glass opacity: Case report
Written By : Dr. Nandita Mohan
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2020-10-31 04:26 GMT | Update On 2020-10-31 08:09 GMT
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Teruya Komatsu and colleagues from the Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Nagara Medical Center, Gifu, Japan recently reported a rare case of GGO in the lung for which they emphasized that solitary pulmonary capillary hemangioma (SPCH) must be considered as one of the differential diagnoses.
The case study is published in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports.
A solitary pulmonary capillary hemangioma (SPCH) is a rare benign lung tumor. Preoperative diagnosis remains a challenge because it is radiographically visualized as a ground-glass opacity (GGO), which is considered to indicate early lung cancer or a precancerous lesion. Radiographic findings often include pure or mixed GGOs, which may lead to suspicions of adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), atypical adenomatous hyperplasia, and focal inflammation.
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