title: Mediastinal cystic lymphangioma in a patient with situs inversus totalis.
abstract: We present a case of cystic lymphangioma of the mediastinum complicated with situs inversus totalis. The 70-year-old man underwent thoracoscopic resection of a mediastinal cystic tumor, which was diagnosed as cystic lymphangioma. Cystic lymphangiomas are congenital cystic abnormalities of the lymphatic system. The head and neck area is often involved while the mediastinum is rarely affected. The rarity of this case is further attributed to the coexistence of situs inversus totalis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawaharacho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Teruya
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6321-2973
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Komatsu
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital, 1-1, 2 Tyoume, Minatozima-minamimachi, Tyuou-ku, Kobe, Hyogo 650-0047, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-9149-5974
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi