Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis as a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension

Pathol Res Pract. 1996 Mar;192(3):290-5; discussion 296-9. doi: 10.1016/S0344-0338(96)80232-9.

Abstract

Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis (PCH), first described by Wagenvoort et al. in 1978, is a rare cause of pulmonary hypertension which occurs predominantly in young adults. In the literature only 18 cases have been reported. In 1988 Langleben et al. proposed a hereditary form of PCH with probable autosomal-recessive transmission. Histologic findings include irregular small nodular foci of thin-walled capillary-sized vessels which diffusely invade the lung parenchyma, the bronchial/bronchiolar walls and the adventitia of large vessels. We report on a case of PCH in a 24 year old man who presented the clinical signs of interstitial lung disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Hemangioma, Capillary / complications*
  • Hemangioma, Capillary / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Hypertension, Pulmonary / etiology*
  • Lung Neoplasms / complications*
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Male