title: Association Between Lymphatic Malformations of the Mediastinum and Congenital Venous Ectasia: Is It Just Coincidental?
abstract: The association between lymphatic malformations and congenital venous ectasia is extremely rare, and the relative rarity of both entities makes it difficult to determine the relationship between the two. Here we present four new cases and review the current literature. We hypothesize that there might be a strong association between mediastinal lymphatic malformations and segmental phlebectasia; furthermore, there is a molecular background that may justify the association between these two entities.
authors.affiliation: 1 Vascular Anomalies Center. Department of Pediatric Surgery, La Paz Children's Hospital , Madrid, Spain .|2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Virgen del Rocío Children's Hospital , Seville, Spain .
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Soares-Medina
authors.affiliation: 1 Vascular Anomalies Center. Department of Pediatric Surgery, La Paz Children's Hospital , Madrid, Spain .
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: López-Gutiérrez
authors.affiliation: 2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Virgen del Rocío Children's Hospital , Seville, Spain .
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fernández-Pineda
authors.affiliation: 1 Vascular Anomalies Center. Department of Pediatric Surgery, La Paz Children's Hospital , Madrid, Spain .|2 Department of Pediatric Surgery, Virgen del Rocío Children's Hospital , Seville, Spain .
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Vivas
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016121:Brachiocephalic Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004108:Dilatation, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007601:Jugular Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*; D044148:Lymphatic Abnormalities / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000473:pathology*; D013350:Subclavian Vein / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed