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Isolation of Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells by Multi-parameter Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting

Isolation of Human Lymphatic Endothelial Cells by Multi-parameter Fluorescence-activated Cell Sorting

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[Mediastinal lymphangioma].

Katarzyna Górska¹, Tadeusz M Zielonka, Małgorzata Zukowska

¹Katedra i Klinika Chorób Wewnetrznych, Pneumonologii i Alergologii AM w Warszawie. kpgorska@wp.pl

Pneumonologia I Alergologia Polska

|December 21, 2006

Summary

A 47-year-old woman presented with an incidentally discovered mediastinal mass. Further imaging revealed a lymphangioma extending to the thoracic inlet, with a similar cyst found in the breast.

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Area of Science:

Thoracic surgery
Diagnostic imaging
Oncology

Background:

Mediastinal masses can be asymptomatic and discovered incidentally.
Lymphangiomas, though rare in the mediastinum, can present as complex cystic lesions.

Observation:

Incidental finding of mediastinal shadow enlargement on X-ray.
Chest computed tomography (CT) revealed an anterior mediastinal mass with high-protein density.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmed the lymphangiomatic nature of the lesion.

Findings:

A 23x15 mm oval cyst with similar characteristics was identified in the right breast.
The mediastinal lymphangioma extended to the superior thoracic aperture.
The patient had a prior history of forearm lymphangioma.

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Implications:

Extensive mediastinal lymphangioma in an asymptomatic patient may preclude surgical intervention.
Multimodality imaging is crucial for characterizing complex mediastinal lesions.
The association between mediastinal and mammary gland lesions warrants further investigation.