Segmentectomy for giant pulmonary sclerosing haemangiomas with high serum KL-6 levels

Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul;15(1):171-3. doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivs074. Epub 2012 Mar 26.

Abstract

We describe a 61-year old female patient with a giant pulmonary sclerosing haemangioma (PSH) and an extremely high preoperative serum KL-6 level. During an annual health screening, the patient showed a posterior mediastinal mass on chest radiography. Chest computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a well-circumscribed 60 mm diameter nodule with a marked contrast enhancement in the left lower lobe. The preoperative serum KL-6 level was elevated to 8204 U/ml. We performed a four-port thoracoscopic basal segmentectomy and lymph node sampling for diagnosis and therapy. The postoperative diagnosis showed PSH. The serum KL-6 level decreased dramatically with tumour resection. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a patient with PSH showing a high serum KL-6 level.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Mucin-1 / blood*
  • Pneumonectomy / methods*
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma / blood
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma / immunology
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma / surgery*
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / blood
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / diagnosis
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / immunology
  • Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / surgery*
  • Thoracoscopy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Up-Regulation

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • MUC1 protein, human
  • Mucin-1