A Case of Cavernous Lymphangioma of the Mediastinum in Adult

성인에서 진단된 종격동 해면상 임파관종 1예

  • Kim, Shin-Tae (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Yong, Suk-Joong (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Won-Yeon (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Hye (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Kye-Chul (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Sang-Ha (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Min-Soo (Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Sung, Ki-Jun (Department of Radiology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine)
  • 김신태 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 용석중 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 리원연 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김미혜 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 신계철 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 김상하 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 안민수 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 내과학교실) ;
  • 성기준 (연세대학교 원주의과대학 방사선과학교실)
  • Published : 2002.06.30

Abstract

Lymphangiomas in the mediastinum are rare benign tumors, characterized proliferating lymphatic vessels. They are usually found in children and young adults, but rarely in order adults. Most are located in the neck, with less than 1 percent found in the mediastinum, with mediastinal lymphangiomas comprising 0.7-4.5 percent of all tumors in this location. They are often classified pathologically according to the size of the cystic spaces within them, as simple or capillary, cavernous and cystic, or just cystic, hygromas, Of the 3 types above, the cavernous type of mediastinal lymphangioma is very rare. We report a case of a mediastinal lymphangioma of the cavernous type that was confirmed from pathological findings, a CT and MRI scan.

저자들은 성인에서는 드문 것으로 알려진 종격동 내에서 발생한 해면상 임파관종 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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