Prenatal diagnosis of posterior mediastinal lymphangioma by two‐ and three‐dimensional ultrasonography

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Prenatally diagnosed large mediastinal lymphangioma: A case report

“…Our literature search revealed only 13 pediatric cases with prenatally diagnosed lymphangioma that were mainly confined to the mediastinum. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7] The clinical features of the 14 cases, including ours, are presented in Table 1. The lesions in those cases were first detected in 20-35 weeks of gestational age.…”

Fetal Lymphatic Malformations: More Variable Than We Think?

“…Lymphatic malformations are benign congenital lesions consisting of dysplastic lymphatic spaces typically filled with chylous or serous fluid . These lesions may arise as early as the sixth week of gestation, and are likely the result of failed communication between the developing lymphatic channels and venous circulation .…”

“…L ymphatic malformations are benign congenital lesions consisting of dysplastic lymphatic spaces typically filled with chylous or serous fluid. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] These lesions may arise as early as the sixth week of gestation, and are likely the result of failed communication between the developing lymphatic channels and venous circulation. 2,4 Lymphatic malformations can range in size from a few millimeters to several centimeters, and most commonly occur in lymphatic-rich regions.…”

Isolated Mediastinal Lymphangioma: Prenatal Diagnosis and Thoracoscopic Treatment

“…It m ay be s uspected when t he sonographic examination shows a si ngle or multilocated paracardiac an terior m ediastinal cystic mass. Som etimes, the lym phangioma was descri bed i n the pos-terior mediastinum [4,10,11]. In our case, a fetal MRI was also performed and showed the e xact location of t he lesion an d its ex tension.…”

“…Th ey constitute about 3% of all mediastinal masses in children [2]. A pre natal diagnosis has already been reporte d in 8 cases for a n i solated ML [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]. It m ay be s uspected when t he sonographic examination shows a si ngle or multilocated paracardiac an terior m ediastinal cystic mass.…”