Case Presentation and Imaging Review of an Adult Mediastinal Cavernous Lymphangioma; Case Report

Zahirifard, Soheila; Bakhshayesh-Karam, Mehrdad; Kaynama, Kaveh; Omid Tahbaz, Mohammad; Mir-Afshariyeh, Seyed Abbas; Abbasi Dezfouli, Azizollah

Case Presentation and Imaging Review of an Adult Mediastinal Cavernous Lymphangioma; Case Report

Authors

Soheila Zahirifard ¹

Mehrdad Bakhshayesh-Karam ¹

Kaveh Kaynama ¹

Mohammad Omid Tahbaz ¹

Seyed Abbas Mir-Afshariyeh ²

Azizollah Abbasi Dezfouli ³

¹ Department of Radiology

² Department of Clinical Anatomical Pathology,

³ Department of Thoracic Surgery, NRITLD, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences and Health Services, TEHRAN-IRAN

Abstract

Adult mediastinal cavernous lymphangioma is a benign rare lesion originating from lymphatic system. It is usually asymptomatic. We have presented a 28-year-old man with dyspnea on exertion and palpitation. A mediastinal mass was discovered on CXR. CT findings revealed "non enhancing", "smoothly marginated", and "multilocular" mediastinal mass which had extended to superior mediastinum. Finally, pathological examination of the surgical sample indicated "cavernous lymphangioma". (Tanaffos 2003; 2(8): 71-76)

Keywords

Adult

Mediastinal lymphangioma

Imaging

Cavernous lymphangioma