Abstract
An asymptomatic middle-aged women was investigated for a lung nodule detected on routine chest X-ray. Percutaneous needle biopsy revealed it to be a sclerosing haemangioma which was subsequently removed by a left lower lobectomy. The literature on this uncommon benign lesion is reviewed.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Biopsy, Needle
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Female
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Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / diagnostic imaging*
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Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / pathology
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Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / surgery
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Humans
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Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Lung Neoplasms / pathology
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Lung Neoplasms / surgery
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Pneumonectomy
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Radiography