[Mediastinal cystic lymphangioma; report of a case].
A cystic lymphangioma is a rare mediastinal benign tumor. A 38-year-old male was referred to our hospital because of an mediastinal mass incidentally detected on chest X-ray. The mass had enlarged rapidly during the course of 1 year. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest showed a 7 cm well defined cystic tumor in the left anterior mediastinum. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) demonstrated a mass with heterogeneous high signal intensity on enhanced T2-weighted images. The cystic tumor, localized in the mediastinal adipose tissue, was completely resected by a thoracoscopic procedure. A pathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a cystic lymphangioma.
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Social Insurance Central General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.
Eiki
E
Mizutani
Riichiro
R
Morita
Shigehiro
S
Kitamura
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D018191:Lymphangioma, Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed