A unique case of a giant congenital pulmonary hemangioma in a newborn

Tony R Capizzani; Hirenkumar Patel; Michael H Hines; Ryan T Mott; John K Petty

doi:10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.01.017

A unique case of a giant congenital pulmonary hemangioma in a newborn

J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Mar;43(3):574-8. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.01.017.

Authors

Tony R Capizzani¹, Hirenkumar Patel, Michael H Hines, Ryan T Mott, John K Petty

Affiliation

¹ Brenner Children's Hospital, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA.

PMID: 18358307
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.01.017

Abstract

Congenital pulmonary hemangiomas are extremely rare lesions. We present a unique case of a giant congenital pulmonary hemangioma in an otherwise healthy newborn who presented with respiratory distress at birth. This was managed with resection after an unsuccessful trial of nonoperative management. The clinical, radiographic, and pathologic features of this unique case are discussed in the context of a review of the literature.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Biopsy, Needle
Follow-Up Studies
Hemangioma, Capillary / complications
Hemangioma, Capillary / congenital*
Hemangioma, Capillary / pathology
Hemangioma, Capillary / surgery*
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Infant, Newborn
Lung Neoplasms / complications
Lung Neoplasms / congenital*
Lung Neoplasms / pathology
Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
Male
Pneumonectomy / methods
Rare Diseases
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology*
Risk Assessment
Severity of Illness Index
Thoracotomy / methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome