Mediastinal cystic lymphangioma: report of two cases

Cystic lymphangioma is an extremely rare mediastinal benign tumor characterized by congenitally enlarged lymphatic vessels. It is often diagnosed incidentally because it is only symptomatic when it grows to be very large. We present two cases of mediastinal cystic lymphangioma and review the literat...

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Published in:	The Thoracic and cardiovascular surgeon Vol. 45; no. 4; p. 209
Main Authors:	Topçu, S, Soysal, O, Balkan, E, Yalçinkaya, I, Demircan, S, Gülhan, E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany 01-08-1997
Subjects:	Adult Diagnosis, Differential Disease-Free Survival Female Humans Lymphangioma, Cystic - diagnosis Lymphangioma, Cystic - pathology Lymphangioma, Cystic - surgery Male Mediastinal Neoplasms - diagnosis Mediastinal Neoplasms - pathology Mediastinal Neoplasms - surgery Middle Aged Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:	Cystic lymphangioma is an extremely rare mediastinal benign tumor characterized by congenitally enlarged lymphatic vessels. It is often diagnosed incidentally because it is only symptomatic when it grows to be very large. We present two cases of mediastinal cystic lymphangioma and review the literature.
ISSN:	0171-6425
DOI:	10.1055/s-2007-1013727