Hemangioma in the anterior mediastinum

Nishikawa, Hitoshi; Osaki, Toshihiro; Tajima, Yuko; Yoshimatsu, Takashi; Nagashima, Akira; Yasumoto, Kosei

doi:10.1007/bf02719599

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“…In a study for CT scan and pathology correlation, Jung et al identified thymoma calcifications in one third of patients with high risk thymoma and in 61% of patients with thymic carcinoma [16]. Thymoma may present as egg shell in the chest [17] and in some cases, it can be hard to differentiate from hemangioma [18]. At times, thymic cysts may present as ring-like calcified lesions.…”

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Thymoma calcification: Is it clinically meaningful?

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Among anterior mediastinal lesions, thymoma is the most common. Thymomas are tumors of thymic epithelial cell origin that are distinguished by inconsistent histological and biologic behavior. Chest imaging studies typically show a round or lobulated tumor in the anterior mediastinum. Calcifications in thymomas are classically punctuate or amorphous, positioned within the lesion. Chest computed tomography (CT) features suggesting higher risk thymoma consist of tumor heterogeneity, vascular involvement, lobulation, pulmonary nodules, lymphadenopathy, and pleural manifestations. Imaging findings have an imperfect ability to predict stage and prognosis for thymoma patients. Our objective is to highlight the clinical implications of thymoma calcifications on the diagnosis, clinical manifestation and prognosis. A pubmed and google search was performed using the following words: thymoma calcification, calcified thymus, mediastinal calcification, anterior mediastinal calcification, and calcified thymoma. After reviewing 370 articles, 32 eligible articles describing thymoma calcifications were found and included in this review. Although the presence of thymus calcifications was more common in patients with invasive thymomas, they were present in significant portion of non-invasive thymomas. The presence of calcifications was not a significant factor in differentiating between benign and malignant thymoma. As a result, the type, location, size or other characteristics of thymus gland calcifications were not relevant features in clinical and radiologic diagnosis of thymoma. The histopathological diagnosis is still the only possible way to confirm the neoplastic nature of thymoma. All types of thymomas should be evaluated and managed independently of the presence of calcifications.

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Thymoma calcification: Is it clinically meaningful?

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“…3 A case of anterior mediastinal haemangioma was found to be adherent to the superior vena cava, ascending aorta and right phrenic nerve but not invading the surrounding structures. 4 In another case The patient then further underwent mediastinotomy that showed a 1.5cm oval-shaped reddish-brown soft mass limited by a capsule in the anterior mediastinum adjacent to the pericardium. It was highly vascular and bled on touch.…”

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Mediastinal Haemangioma with Pericardial Effusion: A Rare Entity

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Bhalotra²,

Jain³

2022

The Indian Journal of Chest Diseases and Allied Sciences

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Mediastinal haemangioma is a rare benign vascular tumour. A young male presented with complaints of cough and dyspnoea. Serial chest radiographs were suggestive of progressive mediastinal widening and cardiomegaly. Pericardiocentesis revealed haemorrhagic fluid which was negative for microbiology and malignant cells. Patient was unresponsive to antituberculosis treatment and steroids. Computed tomography (CT) of thorax revealed an anterior mediastinal mass lesion with pericardial effusion which on biopsy was found to be a mediastinal haemangioma.

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“…Hemangiomas are generally regarded as developmental vascular anomalies rather than true neoplasms, and they almost never become malignant [3]. Shannon reported the first case of mediastinal hemangioma [1,5]. Since then, Davis et al has reviewed 81 cases [6] and Cohen et al reported on additional cases [7].…”

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