A case of mediastinal lymphangioma: endosonographic appearance.
Mediastinal lymphangioma is a rare, benign disease characterized by an abnormal proliferation of lymphatic vessels. Although a definitive diagnosis can be best made by surgical resection, computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can be used as radiological methods to diagnose a pulmonary lymphangioma preoperatively. Endoscopic ultrasonography is a new method for visualizing pathological changes in the mediastum and may be used for preoperative diagnosis of a pulmonary lymphangioma, which is a rare example of a mediastinal disease.
Bismil Government Hospital, Ministry of Health Diyarbakir, Diyarbakir, Turkey. abulyasin@yahoo.com.|Pulmonary Medicine Clinics, Bismil Government Hospital, Bismil/Diyarbakir, Turkey. abulyasin@yahoo.com.
Yasin
Y
Abul
Critical Care Unit, Kartal Education and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Emel
E
Eryuksel
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Serdar
S
Evman
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sait
S
Karakurt
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Hasan
H
Batirel
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mustafa
M
Yuksel
Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nihat
N
Kodalli
Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Cem
C
Kalayci
Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Suheyla
S
Bozkurt
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Berrin
B
Ceyhan
Endoscopic ultrasonography; Mediastinal lymphangioma