1Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea. 2Department of Diagnostic Radiology, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Korea. chonane@medigate.net 3Department of Diagnostic Pathology, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Korea. 4Department of Chest Surgery, NHIC Ilsan Hospital, Korea.
Published online: December 1, 2009.
ABSTRACT
Intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia is a rare tumor-like lesion caused by hyperplastic proliferation of endothlial cells that is usually an incidental findings within thrombosed dilated blood vessels or vascular tumor. We report the sonographic appearance and pathological correlation of intravascular papillary endothelial hyperplasia that presented as an intramuscular solitary mass in chest wall.