Mediastinal lymphangioma in an adult

Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2014 Jul;96(5):e24-5. doi: 10.1308/003588414X13946184901209.

Abstract

Lymphangiomas are rare benign neoplasms derived from portions of lymph sacs. They most often occur in children in the cervical region and 90% have manifested by the end of the second year of life. An isolated mediastinal lymphangioma in an adult is an uncommon disease entity. We report the case of a mediastinal lymphangioma in a 29-year-old man presenting as a suprasternal lump, which was resected through a partial sternotomy/hemiclamshell thoracotomy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Lymphangioma / surgery*
  • Male
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Sternotomy / methods
  • Thoracotomy / methods