Diffuse lymphangioma with intrathoracic involvement.
A case of a young girl with oligosymptomatic multiple cystic lesions of the chest is presented. The chest lesions were found on routine chest X-ray when she was admitted because of meningococcal meningitis. As the lesions increased in size, surgery was performed; the operative specimens were identified as lymphangioma. This is a rare disorder, which presents difficulties in diagnosis and treatment. Its benign nature is challenged by its tendency to recur and the need for repeated operations.
Zuckerman
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Department of Internal Medicine A, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa.
Shahar
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Lieberman
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Boss
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YH
Yeshurun
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D
D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004445:Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D009378:Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013899:Thoracic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed