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Pulmonary capillary hemangiomatosis in an asymptomatic elderly patient
U Cioffi1, M De Simone, G Pavoni
1Department of General and Thoraic Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, IRCCS, University of Milan, Italy.
International Surgery
|July 17, 1999
Abstract:
Thoracic hemangiomatosis is an extremely rare condition of the thorax of unknown origin: thin-walled capillary blood vessels infiltrate the lung parenchyma, blood vessels, interlobular septa, bronchiolar walls and pleura. The infiltration of pulmonary veins and venules induces secondary pulmonary veno-occlusive disease and pulmonary hypertension with a slowly progressive clinical course. This condition can be associated with vascular dementia and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).