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- Title
Prenatal diagnosis of posterior mediastinal lymphangioma by two- and three-dimensional ultrasonography.
- Authors
Ruano, R; Takashi, E; Schultz, R; Zugaib, M
- Abstract
Lymphangioma is a rare benign tumor characterized by proliferating lymph vessels and composed of large cyst spaces with endothelium-lined channels of varying dimensions. The incidence of lymphangioma is approximately one in 6000 pregnancies. Less than 1% of lymphangiomas are purely mediastinal. The great majority of cases are of cystic lymphangioma, but very rarely there is a mixed lesion consisting of multiple cysts of dilated capillary and lymph vessels. We report a case of posterior mediastinal lymphangioma diagnosed at 28 weeks' gestation, in which three-dimensional ultrasonography was helpful in determining the precise location of the tumor. A Cesarean section was performed at 39 weeks and the tumor was resected on the 5(th) day postdelivery; histological examination revealed a mixed cystic lymphangioma.
- Publication
Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2008, Vol 31, Issue 6, p697
- ISSN
1469-0705
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/uog.5327