Solitary cystic mediastinal lymphangioma.
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چکیده
Solitary cystic mediastinal lymphangioma (CML) is a very uncommon benign vascular tumour developed from lymphatic vessels. Cystic lymphangioma is a cyst caused by a congenital malformation of the lymphatic vessels and can affect any site in the body, but ,1% of lymphangiomas are mediastinal [1] and pulmonary lesions are even less common. They are most often located in the anterior mediastinum. We report a case of anterior CML in a 16-yr-old male, with a short review of the literature.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society
دوره 22 127 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013