Abstract

ee front matter & 2005 med.2005.05.010 s: CT, computerized tom ar bronchoalveolar tum ng author. Tel.: +1 650 5489. ess: upadhyayd@pol.ne Summary Pulmonary intravascular bronchoalveolar tumor (IVBAT) also recognized as pulmonary epithelioid hemangioendothelioma, is a rare malignant vascular tumor of unknown etiology. IVBAT is a tumor of multicentric origin and the lungs are rarely involved, with only about 60 cases of pulmonary IVBAT described in the literature. The prognosis is unpredictable, with life expectancy ranging from 1 to 15 years. We report an unusual case of pulmonary IVBAT that recurred in the lung with metastasis to the mediastinum. & 2005 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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