Case reportPrimary Pleural Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma
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Pulmonary epithelioid hemangioma was first described as an intravascular bronchioalveolar tumor by Dail and colleagues [1]. It is a rare vascular endothelial tumor that usually presents with multiple, small pulmonary nodules. It affects a broad age range and is evenly distributed throughout one's adult life with a mean age of 40 years [1, 2, 3]. The majority of patients are women [1, 3]. The PEH presents most commonly as an incidental radiographic finding or on workup for nonspecific pulmonary
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