title: Giant cystic lymphangioma of the middle mediastinum.
abstract: A middle-aged male presenting with complaint of progressively increasing dysphagia was found to have a large cystic mass lesion in the middle mediastinum on evaluation. A diagnosis of an endo-duplication cyst was considered after exploration, in view of infiltration of the muscular layer of the lower thoracic esophagus, presence of multiple hyperemic nodular lesions on its inner surface and its location in the middle mediastinum. However, the histopathology revealed the lesion to be a cystic lymphangioma.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, India.
authors.forename: Rahul C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: Bhuvnesh Kumar
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Sevagur Ganesh
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Kamath
authors.forename: Prashanth
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prabhu
authors.forename: Monika
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D003680:Deglutition Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*