title: Mediastinal venous vascular malformations: report of two cases, with discussion of imaging findings and classification systems.
abstract: Mediastinal vascular malformations are interesting group of disorders, which are rarely seen in clinical practice. In this case report, we discuss two cases of venous vascular malformations in the anterior and posterior mediastinum. Also, we discuss the findings on cross-sectional imaging and review the classification schemes of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raymond
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio; Cardiovascular Imaging Laboratory, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bolen
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Imaging, Imaging Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio. Electronic address: renapur@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Renapurkar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004172:Diplopia / Q000175:diagnosis; D004452:Echocardiography; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010690:Phlebography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D054079:Vascular Malformations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014680:Veins / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: CT; MRI; Venous vascular malformation