title: Mediastinal hemangioma arising in setting of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage to azygous vein in a 57-year-old woman.
abstract: Partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD) to the azygous vein and benign posterior mediastinal hemangioma in adults are both rare entities in isolation. The coexistence of these two lesions in the same patient has not been reported. We describe a unique case of PAPVD to the azygous vein in an adult woman, where the anomalous left inferior pulmonary vein transited first through a large hemangioma, and then eventuated in the azygous vein.
authors.affiliation: Congenital Heart Center, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA. tara.karamlou@seattlechildrens.org
authors.forename: Tara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Karamlou
authors.forename: Kai
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kinder
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Tieu
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sauer
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schipper
mesh_terms: D001401:Azygos Vein / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000098:blood supply / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D011652:Pulmonary Circulation; D011667:Pulmonary Veins / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D012039:Regional Blood Flow; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D014656:Vascular Surgical Procedures