Cervico-mediastinal lymphangioma

Abstract

Claudiu Nistor, Corina Bluoss, Natalia Motas, Cezar Motas, Mihai Davidescu,Teodor Horvat
Clinica de Chirurgie Toracica-Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Militar Central

Contact: Dr. Claudiu Nistor, ncd58@yahoo.com, Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Militar Central, Str. Mircea Vulcanescu nr. 88, sector 1 Bucuresti

ABSTRACT
The authors are describing three cases of lymphangioma, one at a seven years old child with cervico-mediastinal localization; another at a 39 years old person, situated only in mediastinum, the third is a cervical lymphangioma at a 55 years old subject. The respiratory symptoms are present in the two cases with mediastinal involvement. The patient with cervical localization has no symptoms. The radiological exams: thoracic radiography, CT or the ultrasound test are revealing a cystic tumor in mediastinum or in cervical region. We performed a complete surgical tumor extirpation through median sternotomy, left thoracotomy and cervicotomy. The evolution was very good in all cases. The diagnosis had histopathological confirmation.
Keywords: lymphangioma, mediastinal cyst, surgical resection