Venous hemangioma arising from the diaphragm: a case report of computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings

J Thorac Imaging. 2006 Aug;21(3):231-4. doi: 10.1097/01.rti.0000209820.35755.e9.

Abstract

We report a rare case of diaphragmatic hemangioma with computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging findings. A routine chest radiograph in a 75-year-old woman revealed a nodular opacity in the right lower lung field. Multidetector-row computed tomography revealed a well-circumscribed nodule arising from the diaphragm or pleura. Dynamic magnetic resonance imaging of the nodule showed a pattern of gradually increasing signal intensity. On the basis of the intraoperative and histopathologic findings, venous hemangioma arising from the diaphragm was diagnosed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diaphragm / diagnostic imaging*
  • Diaphragm / pathology*
  • Female
  • Hemangioma / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Lung / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung / pathology
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Radiography, Thoracic
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed