Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literature
Capillary hemangioma is a common benign tumor which can occur everywhere in the whole body, however its occurrence in posterior mediastinum is extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge less than 20 cases have been reported in the English literature so far. Here in we report a 65-year-old lady...
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| author | Bijam Zeyaian Neda Soleimani Bita Geramizadeh |
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| description | Capillary hemangioma is a common benign tumor which can occur everywhere in the whole body, however its occurrence in posterior mediastinum is extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge less than 20 cases have been reported in the English literature so far. Here in we report a 65-year-old lady who presented with prolonged cough and diagnosed to have a posterior mediastinal mass. Before operation, according to the site of tumor, it has been diagnosed as neurofibroma. It is very important to consider hemangioma before operation to reduce surgical complications, and it should be in the differential diagnosis of posterior mediastinal masses. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e206f1c0a6da4bfea4d8cda2e3a700472022-12-22T01:07:59ZengSAGE PublishingRare Tumors2036-36052036-36132015-03-017110.4081/rt.2015.56393061Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literatureBijam Zeyaian0Neda Soleimani1Bita Geramizadeh2Department of Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Pathology, Transplant Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesCapillary hemangioma is a common benign tumor which can occur everywhere in the whole body, however its occurrence in posterior mediastinum is extremely rare, and to the best of our knowledge less than 20 cases have been reported in the English literature so far. Here in we report a 65-year-old lady who presented with prolonged cough and diagnosed to have a posterior mediastinal mass. Before operation, according to the site of tumor, it has been diagnosed as neurofibroma. It is very important to consider hemangioma before operation to reduce surgical complications, and it should be in the differential diagnosis of posterior mediastinal masses.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/5639mediastinum, capillary hemangioma |
| spellingShingle | Bijam Zeyaian Neda Soleimani Bita Geramizadeh Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literature Rare Tumors mediastinum, capillary hemangioma |
| title | Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literature |
| title_full | Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literature |
| title_fullStr | Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literature |
| title_short | Posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas: a rare case report and review of the literature |
| title_sort | posterior mediastinal capillary hemangioma misdiagnosed as neurofibromas a rare case report and review of the literature |
| topic | mediastinum, capillary hemangioma |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/5639 |
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