A late onset solitary mediastinal cystic lymphangioma in a 66-year-old woman who underwent kidney transplantation / 영남의대학술지
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
;
: 155-158, 2015.
Artigo
em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Lymphangioma is a congenital abnormality of the lymphatic system detected primarily in early childhood. There are rare reports of mediastinal lymphangioma in older adults. We hereby report on a 66-year-old female patient who underwent kidney transplantation 20 years previously and who developed pathologically confirmed solitary mediastinal lymphangioma 1 year ago. Chest radiography showed a mediastinal nodule, which was not observed 2 year previously, therefore she was referred to the pulmonary division. She had no symptoms, and chest computed tomography demonstrated a 25-mm, well-defined, low-density nodule located at the anterior mediastinum. The size of the nodule had increased from 25 mm to 34 mm 1 year later, and it was completely resected via video-assisted thoracic surgery. The histological diagnosis was cystic lymphangioma. Therefore, we recommend that clinicians consider cystic lymphangioma as a possible diagnosis even in older patients with a mediastinal cystic mass that shows progressive enlargement.
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Assunto principal:
Anormalidades Congênitas
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Tórax
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Radiografia
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Transplante de Rim
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Linfangioma Cístico
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Cirurgia Torácica Vídeoassistida
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Diagnóstico
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Rim
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Linfangioma
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Sistema Linfático
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo diagnóstico
Limite:
Adulto
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Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Yeungnam University Journal of Medicine
Ano de publicação:
2015
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