Atasoy C, Fitoz S, Yiğit H, Atasoy P, Erden I, Akyar S
School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ibn-i Sina Hospital, 06100, Sihhiye-, Ankara, Turkey.
Clin Imaging. 2001 Sep-Oct;25(5):337-40. doi: 10.1016/s0899-7071(01)00302-3.
We report a rare instance of primary pulmonary angiosarcoma presenting as a large solitary mass in the left upper lobe with mediastinal invasion. In particular, we emphasize the magnetic resonance (MR) imaging features, which included a markedly heterogeneous pattern consisting of hyperintense areas scattered throughout a background of intermediate signal intensity, rendering the lesion a cauliflower-like appearance especially on T2-weighted images. Being unreported so far in primary pulmonary angiosarcomas, these distinct MR imaging findings may be helpful in the differentiation of these neoplasms from lung cancers.
我们报告了一例罕见的原发性肺血管肉瘤,表现为左上叶的一个巨大孤立性肿块并侵犯纵隔。特别是,我们强调了磁共振(MR)成像特征,其包括一种明显不均匀的模式,由散在分布于中等信号强度背景中的高信号区域组成,使病变呈现出菜花状外观,尤其是在T2加权图像上。这些独特的MR成像表现迄今在原发性肺血管肉瘤中尚未见报道,可能有助于将这些肿瘤与肺癌相鉴别。