Intrapulmonary Cystic Lymphangioma in a 2-month-old Infant.
10.3346/jkms.2004.19.3.458
- Author:
Chang Hun LEE
1
;
Young Dae KIM
;
Kyun Il KIM
;
Young Tak LIM
;
Kyung Min LEE
;
Kyung Un CHOI
;
Jin Suk LEE
;
Mee Young SOL
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea. cnlee@pusan.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung;
Lymphangioma, Cystic;
Infant
- MeSH:
Female;
Human;
Immunohistochemistry;
Infant;
Lung/pathology;
Lung Neoplasms/*diagnosis/pathology;
Lymphangioma, Cystic/*diagnosis/pathology;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
2004;19(3):458-461
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Lymphangioma is an abnormal collection of lymphatics that are developmentally isolated from the normal lymphatic system. Lymphangioma rarely presents as a solitary pulmonary lesion. We report a rare case of intrapulmonary cystic lymphangioma involving the upper lobe of the right lung, which presented with dyspnea in a 2-month-old infant. High-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) of the chest demonstrated a well-circumscribed, multiseptate, cystic lesion in the upper lobe of the right lung, mimicking the feature of type I congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation. The tumor was removed by bilobectomy of the upper and middle lobes of the right lung, and its pathologic examination confirmed the diagnosis of an intrapulmonary cystic lymphangioma.
