Child with Mediastinal cavernous lymphangioma

Authors

  • Naffisa Adedin Registrar, Radiology & Imaging Department, BIRDEM
  • Abdullah Shahriar Assistant Professor, Paediatric Cardiology Department, NICVD,Shere Banglanagar
  • Jafreen Sultana Associate Professor, Radiology & Imaging Department, BIRDEM,Shahbagh
  • Nayeema Rahman Junior Consultant, Radiology & Imaging Department, BIRDEM,Shahbagh
  • Nusrat Ghafoor Specialist, Radiology and Imaging Department, Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i4.12612

Keywords:

Child, imaging, cavernous lymphangioma

Abstract

Mediastinal cavernous lymphangioma is a benign rare lesion originating from lymphatic system. It is usually asymptomatic. We have presented a 2 year old male child with fever for seven days. Opacity was found in chest X-ray in the upper part of right hemithorax, merged with the mediastinum.CT scan of chest was performed, which revealed a large, lobulated, smoothly marginated non-enhancing, low density, mediastinal mass, involving right half, extending from root of neck. Finally, pathological examination of the surgical sample indicated ?Cavernous lymphangioma.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i4.12612

Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science Vol. 11 No. 04 Oct12

 

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Published

2012-11-14

How to Cite

Adedin, N., Shahriar, A., Sultana, J., Rahman, N., & Ghafoor, N. (2012). Child with Mediastinal cavernous lymphangioma. Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 11(4), 256–358. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjms.v11i4.12612

Issue

Vol. 11 No. 4 (2012)

Section

Case Reports

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