title: Venous hemangioma of the anterior mediastinum.
abstract: Mediastinal hemangiomas are rare tumors, with an incidence of 0.5% or less. We herein present a case of venous hemangioma in the anterior mediastinum. A 61-year-old man was admitted to our hospital complaining of dyspnea. Computed tomography scan of the thorax showed a 2.5 × 3.2 × 2 cm mass in the anterior mediastinum. Using a median sternotomy approach, the tumor was completely removed. Pathological examination confirmed a venous hemangioma.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Adnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kavas
authors.affiliation: Pathology, Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ayşe
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ersev
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulbanu Horzum
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Osman
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Haciomeroglu
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Surgery, Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cansel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Atinkaya
authors.affiliation: Pulmonology, Süreyyapaşa Center for Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery Training and Investigation Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Esen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Akkaya
mesh_terms: D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008479:Mediastinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D056346:Sternotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: anterior mediastinum; sternotomy; vascular tumor; venous hemangioma