Case of solitary pulmonary capillary hemangioma: Pathological features based on frozen section analysis
Case of solitary pulmonary capillary hemangioma: Pathological features based on frozen section analysis
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DOI:
10.1111/pin.12120
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发表时间:
2013-12-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Masuda, Munetaka
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作者:
Isaka, Tetsuya;Yokose, Tomoyuki;Masuda, Munetaka
Solitary pulmonary capillary hemangioma (SPCH) is a rare benign lung tumor that must be distinguished from small and early lung cancers. Here, we report a case of SPCH for which we performed frozen section diagnosis. The patient was a 55-year-old Japanese woman. Five years before the operation, mixed ground-glass opacity was detected by computed tomography in the left posterior basal segment of the lower lobe (S10). Because the interior tumor density of the ground-glass opacity increased slightly, video-assisted thoracic surgery wedge resection was performed. Frozen section diagnosis revealed a benign tumor without proliferation of atypical epithelial cells. The tumor had narrow alveolar lumens, thickened alveolar septa and a clear boundary separating it from normal lung tissue. The proliferated lumens varied in size and were lined with single layers of flat cells. After the operation, immunohistochemical staining of a paraffin section revealed that the thickened alveolar septa resulted from the proliferation of capillary vessels, the flat cells of which were positive for CD31 and CD34 and negative for podoplanin; the tumor was diagnosed as SPCH. Here, we discuss the pathological features of SPCH on frozen sections with reference to this case and review previous related reports.