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Pages 731-735 (November - December 2006)
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Mediastinal cystic lymphangioma
Linfangioma cístico do mediastino
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Sandra Saleiro1, Adriana Magalhães2, Moura Conceição Souto3, Venceslau Hespanhol4, José Agostinho Marques5, Fátima Carneiro6, Hernâni Monteiro7
1 Interna Complementar de Pneumologia
2 Assistente Hospitalar Graduada de Pneumologia
3 Assistente Hospitalar de Anatomia Patológica
4 Chefe de Serviço de Pneumologia e Professor Auxiliar com Agregação da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto
5 Hospital de São João, Porto, Serviço de Pneumologia
6 Hospital de São João, Porto, Serviço de Anatomia Patológica
7 Hospital de São João, 4200-451 Porto. Telefone: 225512215.
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Mediastinal lymphangioma is a rare vascular neoplasm, accounting for 0.7 to 4.5% of all the mediastinum tumors. It is a benign tumor, generally occurring as a mediastinal mass of slow growth. Most patients are asymptomatic, being incidentally diagnosed after a routine chest radiograph. The best treatment consists of complete surgical resection. Prognosis depends on the degree of resecability degree, and recurrence is not expected if the lesion is totally removed.

Key-words:
Mediastinal tumor
lymphangioma
mediastinal cyst
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O linfangioma mediastínico é uma neoplasia vascular rara, correspondendo a 0,7 a 4,5% de todos os tumores do mediastino. É um tumor benigno, que ocorre geralmente como uma massa mediastínica de crescimento lento. A maioria dos doentes está assintomática, sendo diagnosticado incidentalmente, após a realização de uma radiografia torácica de rotina. O tratamento de eleição consiste na ressecção cirúrgica completa. O prognóstico depende do grau de ressecabilidade e, se a lesão for totalmente removida, não se esperam recidivas.

Palavras-chave:
Tumor mediastínico
linfangioma
cistomediastínico
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