Concurrent Mediastinal Masses in a Patient

نویسنده

  • Reza Bagheri Thoracic Surgeon, Lung Diseases Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
چکیده مقاله:

A 16-year-old female with a history of neck hemangioma surgery presented with irritable coughs. A computed tomography scan showed anterosuperior and middle mediastinal masses (Figure 1). The patient underwent surgery and the upper and middle mediastinal lesions were removed (Figure 2A). Pathological examination confirmed that the upper and middle mediastina contained hemangioma  (Figure 2B) and pericardium cyst (Figure 2C)

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عنوان ژورنال

دوره 7  شماره 3

صفحات  507- 508

تاریخ انتشار 2019-09-01

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