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Rare cystic lymphangioma in the chest wall of an adult patient: A case report and comprehensive review of the literature
Author(s) -
Song Shuai,
Chang Dong,
Li Hao,
Li Bowen,
Xu Kaikai,
Liu Chunquan,
Cui Yong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
thoracic cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7714
pISSN - 1759-7706
DOI - 10.1111/1759-7714.13659
Subject(s) - medicine , lymphangioma , lymphangiomatosis , radiology , lymphatic system , hamartoma , lesion , surgery , pathology
Lymphangiomatosis is a rare, benign, hyperproliferative hamartoma composed of dilated lymphatic vessels. Cystic lymphangioma (CL) in the chest wall in an adult patient is rare, but we focus on this type of patient in our present case study. A 54‐year‐old female patient with a painless mass in her chest wall went without treatment for two years following diagnosis. After consenting to treatment, Doppler color flow imaging (DCFI), chest CT, and MRI revealed a cystic lesion with multiple thin septula in the left chest. Surgical resection was performed, and histopathological examination identified a cystic lymphangioma. The patient did not experience recurrence during the follow‐up period.

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