Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report

A 71-year-old male patient visited Yeungnam University Hospital with abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Chest CT revealed multiple lung nodules and a posterior mediastinal tumor, the diagnosis of which was confirmed surgically. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen showed...

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Autores principales: Jang Hoon Lee, Young Uk Lee, Hee Joon Kang
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:f34d813e4e154d0cbc1d3cf464f38aa82021-12-03T02:02:18ZMultiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report10.5090/jcs.21.0932765-16062765-1614https://doaj.org/article/f34d813e4e154d0cbc1d3cf464f38aa82021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2765-1606https://doaj.org/toc/2765-1614A 71-year-old male patient visited Yeungnam University Hospital with abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Chest CT revealed multiple lung nodules and a posterior mediastinal tumor, the diagnosis of which was confirmed surgically. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen showed multiple small nodules, which were diagnosed as cavernous hemangioma in the liver based on the pathology results of the mediastinal and lung masses in combination with MRI findings. Cavernous hemangiomas are benign tumors that can occur throughout the body, mainly in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The liver is the most common internal organ containing hemangiomas, whereas they are very rarely found in the lungs or mediastinum.Jang Hoon LeeYoung Uk LeeHee Joon KangKorean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeryarticlemediastinal neoplasmslung neoplasmshemangiomacavernous hemangiomacase reportMedicine (General)R5-920ENJournal of Chest Surgery, Vol 54, Iss 6, Pp 547-550 (2021)
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topic mediastinal neoplasms
lung neoplasms
hemangioma
cavernous hemangioma
case report
Medicine (General)
R5-920
spellingShingle mediastinal neoplasms
lung neoplasms
hemangioma
cavernous hemangioma
case report
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Jang Hoon Lee
Young Uk Lee
Hee Joon Kang
Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report
description A 71-year-old male patient visited Yeungnam University Hospital with abnormal chest computed tomography (CT) findings. Chest CT revealed multiple lung nodules and a posterior mediastinal tumor, the diagnosis of which was confirmed surgically. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the abdomen showed multiple small nodules, which were diagnosed as cavernous hemangioma in the liver based on the pathology results of the mediastinal and lung masses in combination with MRI findings. Cavernous hemangiomas are benign tumors that can occur throughout the body, mainly in the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The liver is the most common internal organ containing hemangiomas, whereas they are very rarely found in the lungs or mediastinum.
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author Jang Hoon Lee
Young Uk Lee
Hee Joon Kang
author_facet Jang Hoon Lee
Young Uk Lee
Hee Joon Kang
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title Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report
title_short Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report
title_full Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report
title_fullStr Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report
title_full_unstemmed Multiple Cavernous Hemangiomas of the Posterior Mediastinum, Lung, and Liver: A Case Report
title_sort multiple cavernous hemangiomas of the posterior mediastinum, lung, and liver: a case report
publisher Korean Society for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/f34d813e4e154d0cbc1d3cf464f38aa8
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