Giant primary cystic mediastinal lymphangioma: A case report

Yang,Bingjun; Jiang,Chunyang; Zhang,Baoqin; Ren,Qi; Tang,Tao; Xu,Sheng; Xu,Hongrui; Yao,Hong; Han,Youkui; Liu,Shuzhong; Li,Li; Zhao,Hui

doi:10.3892/ol.2014.2320

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Giant primary cystic mediastinal lymphangioma: A case report

Authors:
- Bingjun Yang
- Chunyang Jiang
- Baoqin Zhang
- Qi Ren
- Tao Tang
- Sheng Xu
- Hongrui Xu
- Hong Yao
- Youkui Han
- Shuzhong Liu
- Li Li
- Hui Zhao
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Affiliations: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China, Department of Gastroenterology, The Fifth Center Hospital of Tianjin City, Tianjin 300450, P.R. China, School of Public Health, Hebei United University, Tangshan, Hebei 063001, P.R. China, Department of Pathology, Tianjin Union Medicine Centre, Tianjin 300121, P.R. China, Department of Neurosurgery, Tangshan People's Hospital, Tangshan, Hebei 063001, P.R. China
Pages: 1246-1248
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Published online on: July 4, 2014

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Abstract

Cystic lymphangioma mainly occurs in children. Cystic mediastinal lymphangioma (CML) originates from mediastinal tissues and is an extremely uncommon cystic lymphangioma that develops from the lymphatic vessels. The present study reports the case of 46‑year‑old male patient with a giant CML that was surgically resected by video‑assisted thoracoscopy. The largest diameter of the CML was 18.0 cm, and ~400 ml of pale yellow fluid was removed from the cystic cavity during surgery. The postoperative pathological reports on the cystic wall showed that the neoplasm was a CML. At present, at the one‑year postoperative follow‑up, there are no signs of recurrence. In conclusion, complete surgical resection may prevent recurrence.

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International Journal of Molecular Medicine

International Journal of Oncology

Molecular Medicine Reports

Oncology Reports

Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine

Oncology Letters

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Molecular and Clinical Oncology

World Academy of Sciences Journal

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International Journal of Epigenetics

Medicine International

Giant primary cystic mediastinal lymphangioma: A case report

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