Title: Mediastinal Cystic Hemangioma Presenting as Bilateral Bloody Pleural Effusion: A Case Report.
Authors: Kubokura, Hirotoshi; Okamoto, Junichi; Hoshina, Hideko; Ishii, Hideaki; Koizumi, Kiyoshi; Shimizu, Kazuo
Abstract: A 58-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of dyspnea, dysphagia, and back pain. A chest roentgenogram showed bilateral pleural effusion. Bloody fluid was aspirated via thoracocentesis, but no malignancy was detected on cytological examination. Computed tomography revealed a hypodense circular mass approximately 8 cm in diameter with welldefined margins in the posterior mediastinum. Furthermore, T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed the lesion to be a hyperintense mass. Video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery was performed, and the tumor was diagnosed as a mediastinal cystic hemangioma. The bilateral bloody pleural effusion was attributed to the cystic tumor.
Subjects: HEMANGIOMAS; PLEURAL effusions; DEGLUTITION disorders; TOMOGRAPHY; CHEST endoscopic surgery; CASE studies; MAGNETIC resonance imaging
Publication: Journal of Nippon Medical School, 2012, Vol 79, Issue 5, p381
ISSN: 1345-4676
Publication type: Academic Journal
DOI: 10.1272/jnms.79.381

Mediastinal Cystic Hemangioma Presenting as Bilateral Bloody Pleural Effusion: A Case Report.

Kubokura, Hirotoshi; Okamoto, Junichi; Hoshina, Hideko; Ishii, Hideaki; Koizumi, Kiyoshi; Shimizu, Kazuo