Spontaneous Hemothorax Caused by Pulmonary Micro-Venous Hemangioma.

Abstract

Various etiologies of spontaneous hemothorax have been reported, though the cause remains unidentified in some patients despite an exploratory thoracotomy. We report on an 89-year-old man with spontaneous hemothorax resolved by partial resection of the lung using complete video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. The histopathologic findings revealed a ruptured micro-venous hemangioma located just below the bleeding visceral pleura. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of spontaneous hemothorax caused by a pulmonary micro-venous hemangioma.

• Authors: Takahiro Homma, Yutaka Yamamoto, Johji Imura, Yoshinori Doki, Naoki Yoshimura, Kazutaka Senda, Masayoshi Toge, Toshihiro Ojima, Yoshifumi Shimada, Nobuhide Masawa
• Journal: The Annals of thoracic surgery (Ann Thorac Surg) Vol. 100 Issue 1 Pg. 299-301 (Jul 2015) ISSN: 1552-6259 [Electronic] Netherlands
• PMID: 26140771 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2015 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Aged, 80 and over
• Hemangioma (complications, pathology)
• Hemothorax (etiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Pulmonary Veins
• Vascular Neoplasms (complications, pathology)