Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.
2002 Aug;35(8):626-629.
Mediastinal Cavernous Hemangioma Involving Whole SVC: A case report
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Andong General Hospital, Korea. cshurjin@simmani.com
Abstract
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Cavernous hemangioma in mediastinum is a rare tumor. A 13 year old girl was referred becaused of abnormal mediastinal shadow in simple chest X-ray. Chest CT scan revealed a somewhat inhomogenous cystic legion arround the whole length of SVC. Surgical excision was done through the right posterolateral thorachotomy. The pathology was confirmed as cavernous hemangioma.