Key result
Surgical resection of multiple pulmonary spindle cell hemangiomas in a 19-year-old female resulted in no signs of tumor growth or recurrence at 15 months follow-up.
Why the study?
Spindle cell hemangioma is an extremely rare benign tumor that typically arises in the subcutis of distal extremities of young people, with occurrence in both lungs being exceptionally rare.
Case Report (n=1)
Spindle cell hemangioma is an extremely rare benign tumor that can present as multiple lung nodules and should be considered in differential diagnosis.
BACKGROUND: Spindle cell hemangioma (SCH) was an extremely rare benign tumor which typically arised in the subcutis of the distal extremities of young people. In this study, we reported a case of multiple spindle cell hemangioma in both lungs. CASE PRESENTATION: A 19-year-old HIV-negative female was found to have multiple lung nodules by the chest X-ray during the physical examination. Her chest CT scan revealed multiple round-like pulmonary nodules in both lungs. Based on the morphological features and immunohistochemical examination for vascular markers CD31, CD34 and D2-40, the mass was diagnosed as SCH after surgery. CONCLUSION: SCH was an extremely rare tumor especially in both lungs. It should be considered in differential diagnosis of multiple lung nodules. Pathological features, the expression of CD31, CD34 and D2-40 could help to diagnosis of SCH.
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Xiao et al. (2019) conducted a case report in Multiple spindle cell hemangiomas in both lungs (n=1). Surgical resection was evaluated on Tumor growth or recurrence. Surgical resection of multiple pulmonary spindle cell hemangiomas in a 19-year-old female resulted in no signs of tumor growth or recurrence at 15 months follow-up.
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