1/3. Five cases of the lymphangioma of the mediastinum in adult.Mediastinal lymphangioma is rare disease. Above all cavernous type of mediastinal lymphangioma is very rare. We report 5 cases of mediastinal lymphangioma including cavernous type. CT was performed in all and revealed that they were smoothly marginated and cystic. All were surgically resected and specimens were classified pathologically into cystic type (3 cases), cavernous type (1 case) and mixed type of the two (1 case). MRI was performed in the cavernous type and suggested that the mass was lymphangioma because of pathognomonic lesion. Despite preoperative diagnosis of mediastinal lymphangioma is difficult, MRI is able to useful examination. In the follow-ups there has been no recurrence in our series.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/3. Cavernous mesenteric lymphangioma (2006: 4b).We describe a case of mesenteric lymphangioma, a very rare disease in adults that is considered to be a developmental abnormality. Since treatment involves complete excision of the mass to prevent recurrence, it is important to understand the exact extent of the tumor prior to surgery. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most useful preoperative approach for diagnosis and surgical planning.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/3. Laryngeal lymphangioma--case report.Laryngeal lymphangioma is extremely rare. We have been able to find only seventeen cases reported in world literature. We recently, treated a patient suffering from laryngeal lymphangioma in our department. The female patient, aged 36, complained of hoarseness for several months. Indirect laryngoscopy revealed a growth on her right false vocal cord. Under general anesthesia, tracheostomy and laryngofissure were performed for removal of this neoplasm. The tumor was microscopically diagnosed as lymphangioma. The symptoms disappeared after surgery and there has been no recurrence. The pertinent literature on this rare disease is reviewed.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = rare disease (Clic here for more details about this article) |