Internal Jugular Vein Pyogenic Capillary Hemangioma: A Case Report

Abstract

Internal jugular vein hemangioma, also called pyogenic granuloma, is a rare tumor. Such a neoformation was accidentally discovered and excised in a middle-aged man. Histologic and immunohistochemical investigations were performed, and this case is compared with the poor amount of similar ones described in the literature.

Intravenous lobular capillary haemangioma (pyogenic granuloma): A case report and a review of imaging findings as reported in the literature

“…The endothelial cells may show mitotic activity. It appears that immunohistochemistry has been reported ten times before our case . Seven papers described similar positive staining for CD34, five for CD31 and two for smooth muscle actin as in our case.…”

“…The literature search identified 55 papers, which were all reviewed. Thirty‐eight of these were relevant . It has been generally accepted that the paper by Cooper et al ., describing a series of 18 cases, was the first description of the lesion, but review of the earlier case report by Meyers suggests that he was the first to identify the pathology.…”

“…Only three reports describe the Doppler tracing itself, with two demonstrating arterial flow and one mixed arterial and venous flow, as in our case. One report describes the use of an ultrasound contrast agent showing the lesion to be highly vascularised …”

“…Intravenous lobular capillary haemangioma (IVLCH), commonly known as intravenous pyogenic granuloma, is a rare benign lesion of veins, usually in the head and neck regions or upper limbs. Average age at presentation is 41 years with a reported age range of 12 to 79 years …”

Intravenous Lobular Capillary Hemangioma in the Subclavian Vein

“…In previously reported cases, intravenous lobular capillary hemangiomas have been found mostly in the veins of the neck and the upper extremities [1,2] and rarely in abdominal veins [3,4]. To our knowledge, there has never been a surgical case involving this tumor in a thoracic vein.…”