Synchronous occurrence of breast cancer and pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma: Management and review of the literature

Article type: Case Report

Authors: Salemis, Nikolaos S.^{a; *} | Seretis, Charalampos^a | Nakos, Georgios^b | Kantounakis, Ioannis^c | Stoumpos, Charalampos^c | Spiliopoulos, Kyriakos^d

Affiliations: [a] Breast Unit, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece | [b] Department of Pathology, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece | [c] Department of Interventional Radiology, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece | [d] Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Nikolaos S. Salemis, Breast Surgery Unit, Army General Hospital, Athens, Greece. E-mail: nikos_salemis@hotmail.com

Abstract: Pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma (PSH) is a rare tumor accounting for 0.2–1% of all primary lung tumors. Simultaneous occurrence of PSH with breast cancer has very rarely been reported in the literature. We describe here a case of simultaneous occurrence of PSH with breast cancer. A pathological diagnosis of PSH was confirmed by computed tomography (CT)-guided biopsy. Due to the patient's poor performance status and the benign nature of PSH, surgical excision was not considered and the patient was managed conservatively with regular follow-up. Although surgical excision is the preferred treatment for PSH, conservative management may be a reasonable option in carefully selected patients.

Keywords: Breast cancer, pulmonary sclerosing hemangioma

DOI: 10.3233/BD-130352

Journal: Breast Disease, vol. 34, no. 2, pp. 61-65, 2013