Posterior mediastinal arteriovenous haemangioma

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2022 May 2;61(5):1199-1200. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab566.

Abstract

Mediastinal arterio-venous haemangiomas are rare benign vascular tumours. To the best of our knowledge, very few cases of mediastinal arterio-venous haemangiomas have ever been reported. Herein, we report about a 55-year-old woman who presented to our hospital with a mass in the right posterior mediastinum. The tumour was successfully resected via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery, and further pathological analysis confirmed the mass to be an arterio-venous haemangioma. The patient made a full recovery without any postoperative complications.

Keywords: Benign neoplasm; Hemangioma; Mediastinum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Arteriovenous Malformations*
  • Female
  • Hemangioma* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hemangioma* / surgery
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinal Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Mediastinum / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinum / pathology
  • Mediastinum / surgery
  • Middle Aged
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted