Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE)
Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor that is vascular in origin, arising from the endothelial or preendothelial cells. It can occur at different sites of the body, commonly in the liver, lungs, and bone. Pulmonary EHE is usually symptomatic, sometimes presenting with a cough, dyspn...
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| author | Essa M. AlGhunaim Hafsa AlNajem Derar S. AlShehab |
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| description | Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor that is vascular in origin, arising from the endothelial or preendothelial cells. It can occur at different sites of the body, commonly in the liver, lungs, and bone. Pulmonary EHE is usually symptomatic, sometimes presenting with a cough, dyspnea, or chest pain. Rarely, it presents with pleural effusion. Here, we are presenting a case of pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma presenting as a case of spontaneous bilateral hemothorax. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c0da4570fa324a4cb287884ba8ea610e2025-02-03T01:23:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Oncological Medicine2090-67062090-67142019-01-01201910.1155/2019/18543611854361Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE)Essa M. AlGhunaim0Hafsa AlNajem1Derar S. AlShehab2Thoracic and Foregut Surgery Unit, Chest Diseases Hospital, KuwaitGeneral Surgery Department, Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital, KuwaitThoracic and Foregut Surgery Unit, Chest Diseases Hospital, KuwaitEpithelioid hemangioendothelioma (EHE) is a rare tumor that is vascular in origin, arising from the endothelial or preendothelial cells. It can occur at different sites of the body, commonly in the liver, lungs, and bone. Pulmonary EHE is usually symptomatic, sometimes presenting with a cough, dyspnea, or chest pain. Rarely, it presents with pleural effusion. Here, we are presenting a case of pleural epithelioid hemangioendothelioma presenting as a case of spontaneous bilateral hemothorax.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1854361 |
| spellingShingle | Essa M. AlGhunaim Hafsa AlNajem Derar S. AlShehab Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) Case Reports in Oncological Medicine |
| title | Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) |
| title_full | Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) |
| title_fullStr | Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) |
| title_short | Spontaneous Bilateral Hemothorax as a Case of Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma (EHE) |
| title_sort | spontaneous bilateral hemothorax as a case of epithelioid hemangioendothelioma ehe |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1854361 |
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