Pediatria Polska

Abstract

3/2025 vol. 100
Case report

Always expect the unexpected: cystic mediastinal lymphangioma in infants – case report and review of the literature

  1. The Student Scientific Society, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  2. Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology, and Transplantology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  3. Department of Paediatric Radiology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  4. Department of Pulmonology, Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  5. Department of Paediatric Surgery, Traumatology, and Urology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
  6. Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology, and Haematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  7. Department of Paediatrics and Nephrology, Regional Hospital, Miedzyrzecz, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2025; 100 (3): 271-275
Online publish date: 2025/09/24
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In the paediatric population, mediastinal tumours occur quite often. They include a variety of entities, with different aetiologies. The most common tumours localised in the anterior mediastinum include thymoma, lymphoma, and teratoma. Herein we present the case of an 8-month-old female infant diagnosed with a huge mediastinal solid-cystic tumour causing superior vena cava syndrome. Ultrasonography-guided needle aspiration was performed. The aspirated fluid contained no epithelial cells but many lymphocytes and neutrophils, based on a cytological analysis. The culture of the material revealed Staphylococcus aureus MRSA. In accordance with the antibiogram, the vancomycin therapy was continued. The antibiotic treatment was continued for 6 weeks achieving complete remission of the lymphangioma, which had lasted for one year.
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