Korean J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg.  2002 Aug;35(8):626-629.

Mediastinal Cavernous Hemangioma Involving Whole SVC: A case report

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  • 1Department of Thoracic Surgery, Andong General Hospital, Korea. cshurjin@simmani.com

Abstract

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.

Keyword

Hemangioma; Mediastinum neoplasm; Vena Cava, Superior

MeSH Terms

Adolescent
Female
Hemangioma
Hemangioma, Cavernous*
Humans
Mediastinal Neoplasms
Mediastinum
Pathology
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Vena Cava, Superior
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