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{{ Infobox diagnosis
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| Synonyms  = sclerosing hemangioma, benign pneumocytoma
| Micro      = mixed cell population, variable architecture (papillary, sclerotic, solid, hemorrhagic), +/-granulomas
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| LMDDx      = [[carcinoid tumour]]
| Stains    =
| IHC        = TTF-1 +ve, Ki-67 +ve membranous pattern, PR +ve, CD56 -ve, CD34 -ve
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| Site      = lung - see ''[[lung tumours]]''
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| Clinicalhx = typical patient - female 40s
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| Prevalence = rare <= 1% of lung tumours
| Bloodwork  =
| Rads      = slow growth/no growth, typically peripheral location
| Endoscopy  =
| Prognosis  = benign, case reports of mets
| Other      =
| ClinDDx    = other [[lung tumours]]
| Tx        = usually excision, may be followed
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'''Pneumocytoma''' is a rare [[lung tumour]] that is typically benign. It is also known as '''sclerosing pneumocytoma'''.<ref name=pmid6291188>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chan | first1 = KW. | last2 = Gibbs | first2 = AR. | last3 = Lo | first3 = WS. | last4 = Newman | first4 = GR. | title = Benign sclerosing pneumocytoma of lung (sclerosing haemangioma). | journal = Thorax | volume = 37 | issue = 6 | pages = 404-12 | month = Jun | year = 1982 | doi =  | PMID = 6291188 }}</ref><ref name=pmid23380035/>
'''Pneumocytoma''' is a rare [[lung tumour]] that is typically benign. It is also known as '''sclerosing pneumocytoma'''.<ref name=pmid6291188>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Chan | first1 = KW. | last2 = Gibbs | first2 = AR. | last3 = Lo | first3 = WS. | last4 = Newman | first4 = GR. | title = Benign sclerosing pneumocytoma of lung (sclerosing haemangioma). | journal = Thorax | volume = 37 | issue = 6 | pages = 404-12 | month = Jun | year = 1982 | doi =  | PMID = 6291188 }}</ref><ref name=pmid23380035/>


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