title: Lymphangiohemangioma of the mediastinum.
abstract: Lymphangiohemangiomas of the mediastinum are exceedingly rare. Clinically they tend to behave like lymphangiomas. We report 3 new cases. All 3 cases showed both lymphatic and vascular components. One case was associated with a left superior vena cava. In both other cases computed tomography with dynamic scans demonstrated the vascular components. Combined lymphatic venous malformation was thus evidenced in the 3 cases and supports that lymphangiohemangiomas are malformative in origin.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirurgie Thoracique, Hôpital Laennec, Paris, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Riquet
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Brière
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Pimpec-Barthes
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Puyo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology