Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

MULTIPLE CYSTIC MEDIASTINAL LYMPHANGIOMA IN AN ADULT: A CASE REPORT

Monaiza Sharmeen, Mallikarjun Devaraddeppa Patil

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Lymphangiomas are rare congenital malformation of lymphatic system accounting for 0.4 – 4% of mediastinal tumors with uncommon occurance in adults. A 20–year–old female sought medical attention for vague chest pain and dyspnoea on exertion for 3 months. On radiological investigations was found to have bilateral cystic leisons in the mediastinum. Patient was taken up for bilateral thoracotomy and cyst excision in 2 sessions 3 months apart. Histopathological examination revealed as cystic lymphangioma of mediastinum.

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MULTIPLE CYSTIC MEDIASTINAL LYMPHANGIOMA IN AN ADULT: A CASE REPORT, Monaiza Sharmeen, Mallikarjun Devaraddeppa Patil INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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