A rare case of mediastinal lymphatic venous malformations in children.
children
lymphatic venous malformations
mediastinal mass
Journal
Respirology case reports
ISSN: 2051-3380
Titre abrégé: Respirol Case Rep
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101631052
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Dec 2021
Dec 2021
Historique:
received:
23
09
2021
revised:
29
10
2021
accepted:
10
11
2021
entrez:
1
12
2021
pubmed:
2
12
2021
medline:
2
12
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
We report a case of mediastinal lymphatic venous malformations (LVM) in a 11-year-old boy who presented with chest pain after jumping into a swimming pool, with review of the literature. A superior mediastinal mass was incidentally found from the chest x-ray. Chest computed tomography revealed a large heterogenous mass at the left-sided mediastinum containing fat, minimal enhancing solid portion, non-enhancing cystic portion and calcification. Because of the large size of the mass, the patient underwent tumour removal. Operative findings gave a definitive diagnosis of mediastinal LVM. The patient had an uneventful clinical course and was discharged without complication. This report highlights that it is possible to misdiagnose mediastinal LVM especially if its predominant portion is lymphatic tissue with only minimal contrast enhancement. Tissue biopsy must be avoided because it may lead to haemorrhagic complication.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34849235
doi: 10.1002/rcr2.881
pii: RCR2881
pmc: PMC8611408
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e0881Informations de copyright
© 2021 The Authors. Respirology Case Reports published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of The Asian Pacific Society of Respirology.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
None declared.
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