NCIt synonyms : Sclerosing Hemangioma of Lung; Lung Sclerosing Angioma; Sclerosing Angioma of Lung; Sclerosing Angioma of the Lung; Sclerosing Hemangioma of the Lung; Pneumocytoma; Lung Sclerosing Hemangioma;
NCIt definition : A benign tumor that arises from the lung. It is characterized by the presence of sclerotic,
papillary, solid, and hemorrhagic patterns and hyperplastic type II pneumocytes. Cholesterol
clefts, hemosiderin deposition, chronic inflammation, and calcifications may be present.
In the majority of cases, it is a solitary and peripheral tumor. Patients are usually
asymptomatic.;