Mediastinal haemangiomas in children.
A 5-month-old girl presented with upper airway obstruction and was found to have a mediastinal mass compressing the trachea. She successfully underwent resection of this mass, later confirmed to be a juvenile haemangioma. This case highlights mediastinal haemangiomas in the paediatric population as a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the management of such patients.
Tan
Carol
C
Cardiothoracic Department, Guy's Hospital, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT, UK. caroltan@bluecarrots.com
Alphonso
Nelson
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Anderson
David
D
Austin
Conal
C
D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery