Lymphangiomatosis involving the inferior vena cava, heart, pulmonary artery and pelvic cavity

Korean J Radiol. 2010 Jan-Feb;11(1):115-8. doi: 10.3348/kjr.2010.11.1.115. Epub 2009 Dec 28.

Abstract

A 38-year-old woman who had undergone pelvic lymphangioma resection two months previously presented with cough and dyspnea. Transthoracic echocardiography and CT demonstrated the presence of a mixed cystic/solid component tumor involving the inferior vena cava, heart and pulmonary artery. Complete resection of the cardiac tumor was performed and lymphangioma was confirmed based on histopathologic examination. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of lymphangiomatosis with cardiac and pelvic involvement in the published clinical literature.

Keywords: Heart, CT; Heart, US; Lymphangiomatosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Heart Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Heart Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Lymphangioma / diagnosis
  • Lymphangioma / pathology*
  • Lymphangioma / surgery
  • Neoplasm Invasiveness
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / diagnosis
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary / pathology*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Pelvic Neoplasms / surgery
  • Pulmonary Artery / pathology*
  • Vena Cava, Inferior / pathology*