title: CT features of mediastinal lymphangiohemangioma associated with superior vena cava ectasia. A case report.
abstract: We present a case of mediastinal mesenchymal tumor in a 53-year-old woman with a 1-month history of chest tightness. A histological diagnosis of lymphangiohemangioma was obtained by excisional biopsy. CT findings are reported with emphasis on its association with intratumoral superior vena cava ectasia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao Yuan Hsien, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Y L
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Wa
authors.forename: Y C
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011856:Radiographic Image Enhancement; D013684:Telangiectasis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014683:Vena Cava, Superior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*