ABSTRACT
Mediastinal haemangioma is a rare benign vascular tumour. A young male presented with complaints of cough and dyspnoea. Serial chest radiographs were suggestive of progressive mediastinal widening and cardiomegaly. Pericardiocentesis revealed haemorrhagic fluid which was negative for microbiology and malignant cells. Patient was unresponsive to antituberculosis treatment and steroids. Computed tomography (CT) of thorax revealed an anterior mediastinal mass lesion with pericardial effusion which on biopsy was found to be a mediastinal haemangioma.
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Adolescent , Biopsy , Diagnosis, Differential , Hemangioma/complications , Hemangioma/diagnosis , Hemangioma/surgery , Humans , Male , Mediastinal Neoplasms/complications , Mediastinal Neoplasms/diagnosis , Mediastinal Neoplasms/surgery , Pericardial Effusion/diagnosis , Pericardial Effusion/etiology , Pericardial Effusion/surgery , Radiography, Thoracic , Thoracotomy/methods , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
Background. Variety of benign and malignant lesions of respiratory system presents as intrabronchial mass lesions. Present study was carried out to study the spectrum of intrabronchial lesions and role of flexible flexible bronchoscopy in their diagnosis. Methods. Retrospective study of case-records of patients with intrabronchial mass lesions diagnosed by flexible bronchoscopy, bronchial washings and bronchial biopsy between January 2004 and June 2006. Results. Out of the 696 flexible bronchoscopies done during the study period, intrabronchial mass lesions were evident in 74 patients (10.6%) (age range 21-86 years; 60 males). Fifty (68%) lesions were malignant, eighteen (24%) lesions were benign while six (8%) lesions were inconclusive. Diagnostic yield was about 92%; repeat bronchoscopy for inconclusive results improved the diagnostic yield. Conclusions. Though malignant lesions are common, benign lesions remain important causes of intrabronchial mass lesions. Bronchoscopy with adequate sampling is an essential diagnostic modality for confirming the diagnosis of such lesions.
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Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biopsy , Bronchial Neoplasms/diagnosis , Bronchoscopes , Bronchoscopy/methods , Diagnosis, Differential , Equipment Design , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Reproducibility of Results , Retrospective Studies , Young AdultABSTRACT
A patient who had discoid facial lesion for 10 years developed a right sided pleural effusion in which LE cells were demonstrated. The case is reported due to progression of DLE into SLE after a long interval and rare occurrence of LE cells in pleural fluid.