Mediastinal hemangioma arising in setting of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage to azygous vein in a 57-year-old woman

Tara Karamlou; Kai Kinder; Brandon Tieu; David Sauer; Paul Schipper

doi:10.1016/j.avsg.2010.12.022

Mediastinal hemangioma arising in setting of partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage to azygous vein in a 57-year-old woman

Ann Vasc Surg. 2011 May;25(4):559.e13-7. doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.12.022.

Authors

Tara Karamlou¹, Kai Kinder, Brandon Tieu, David Sauer, Paul Schipper

Affiliation

¹ Congenital Heart Center, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 21549938
DOI: 10.1016/j.avsg.2010.12.022

Abstract

Partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage (PAPVD) to the azygous vein and benign posterior mediastinal hemangioma in adults are both rare entities in isolation. The coexistence of these two lesions in the same patient has not been reported. We describe a unique case of PAPVD to the azygous vein in an adult woman, where the anomalous left inferior pulmonary vein transited first through a large hemangioma, and then eventuated in the azygous vein.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Azygos Vein / abnormalities*
Azygos Vein / physiopathology
Azygos Vein / surgery
Collateral Circulation
Female
Hemangioma / blood supply
Hemangioma / complications*
Hemangioma / diagnosis
Hemangioma / surgery
Humans
Ligation
Mediastinal Neoplasms / blood supply
Mediastinal Neoplasms / complications*
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Mediastinal Neoplasms / surgery
Middle Aged
Pulmonary Circulation
Pulmonary Veins / abnormalities*
Pulmonary Veins / physiopathology
Pulmonary Veins / surgery
Regional Blood Flow
Thoracotomy
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Vascular Malformations / complications*
Vascular Malformations / diagnosis
Vascular Malformations / physiopathology
Vascular Malformations / surgery
Vascular Surgical Procedures