title: Mediastinal lymphangioma in an adult.
abstract: Lymphangiomas are rare benign neoplasms derived from portions of lymph sacs. They most often occur in children in the cervical region and 90% have manifested by the end of the second year of life. An isolated mediastinal lymphangioma in an adult is an uncommon disease entity. We report the case of a mediastinal lymphangioma in a 29-year-old man presenting as a suprasternal lump, which was resected through a partial sternotomy/hemiclamshell thoracotomy.
authors.affiliation: St Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: J P I
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fokkema
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Vrouenraets
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D056346:Sternotomy / Q000379:methods; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods