Why the study?
Pulmonary hemangiomas are rare benign tumours with variable CT findings that make distinguishing them from lung cancer and other benign tumours difficult.
Contrast-enhanced CT findings showing a solid nodule with contrast-enhanced margins may be a valuable indicator for diagnosing pulmonary capillary hemangioma.
May aid diagnosis of rare pulmonary capillary hemangioma; leaves open validation beyond single cases.
Pulmonary hemangiomas are benign, relatively rare tumours. Because computed tomography (CT) findings show a variety of images, it is often difficult to distinguish hemangiomas from lung cancer and other benign tumours. We report a 63-year-old man who was diagnosed with a pulmonary capillary hemangioma (PCH). A right lung basal segmentectomy was performed for diagnosis and treatment. On chest CT, the lesion was shown to be a solid nodule with contrast-enhanced margins. This finding was thought to reflect the dense vascular hyperplasia of the central part of the tumour based on the pathologic findings. Although few studies involving PCH have referred to contrast-enhanced CT, the findings of contrast-enhanced CT might be a valuable indicator for diagnosing PCH.
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