[Sclerosing pneumocytoma: an old disease with a rare presentation]

Medicina (B Aires). 2024;84(6):1249-1251.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Pulmonary pneumocytoma, formerly known as sclerosing hemangioma, is a rare, benign tumor that frequently affects women in the 4th and 5th decades of life. Here we present the case of a 17-year-old patient with a diagnosis of sclerosing pneumocytoma with infrequent presentation.

El neumocitoma esclerosante pulmonar, antes conocido como hemangioma esclerosante, es un tumor infrecuente, benigno, que afecta más frecuentemente a mujeres de la 4ta y 5ta década de vida. Describimos aquí el caso de una paciente de 17 años con diagnóstico de neumocitoma esclerosante con presentación infrecuente.

Keywords: benign tumor; pneumocytoma; sclerosing hemangioma; treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma* / diagnosis
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Pulmonary Sclerosing Hemangioma* / pathology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed