Mediastinal hemangioma: Masquerading as pleural effusion

Mediastinal hemangioma: Masquerading as pleural effusion

We present a rare case of mediastinal hemangioma in a 4-year-old child. The child presented with cough and fever and the chest radiograph revealed right pleural effusion. On further work-up with chest computed tomography mediastinal cystic mass occupying the right hemithorax was identified. The cyst...

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Main Authors: J Deepak, M Narendra Babu, B C Gowrishankar, S Ramesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Subjects:
Capillary hemangioma
mediastinal mass
pleural effusion
Online Access:http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2013;volume=18;issue=4;spage=162;epage=164;aulast=Deepak
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Summary:We present a rare case of mediastinal hemangioma in a 4-year-old child. The child presented with cough and fever and the chest radiograph revealed right pleural effusion. On further work-up with chest computed tomography mediastinal cystic mass occupying the right hemithorax was identified. The cystic mass was resected completely through a right thoracotomy. Histopathological examination established the final diagnosis of mediastinal capillary hemangioma.
ISSN:0971-9261
1998-3891

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