title: Sclerosing hemangioma isolated to the mediastinum.
abstract: Sclerosing hemangioma is an uncommon tumor of unknown histogenesis that generally develops in the lung. We report on a 48-year-old woman with a sclerosing hemangioma that was apparently isolated to the mediastinum. To our knowledge, sclerosing hemangioma arising in the mediastinum has not been previously reported. Potential mechanisms explaining the isolation of sclerosing hemangioma in the mediastinum are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Surgery, Yokohama Rosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan. saka784@lycos.jp
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakamoto
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okita
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumagiri
authors.forename: Shunji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kawamura
authors.forename: Koichiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takeuchi
authors.forename: Riichiro
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mikami
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D018219:Histiocytoma, Benign Fibrous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D012598:Sclerosis; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor