Korean Journal of Radiology

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Lymphangiomatosis Involving the Inferior Vena Cava, Heart, Pulmonary Artery and Pelvic Cavity

  • Kim, Dong-Hun (Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Seo, Hye-Sun (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Seo, Jon (Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Hee-Kyung (Department of Pathology, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Her, Keun (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital) ;
  • Suk, Eun-Ha (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Ulsan University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2009.04.27
  • Accepted : 2009.07.08
  • Published : 2010.02.01
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Abstract

A 38-year-old woman who had undergone pelvic lymphangioma resection two months previously presented with cough and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography and CT demonstrated the presence of a mixed cystic/solid component tumor involving the inferior vena cava, heart and pulmonary artery. Complete resection of the cardiac tumor was performed and lymphangioma was confirmed based on histopathologic examination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of lymphangiomatosis with cardiac and pelvic involvement in the published clinical literature.

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