Abstract
3/2025
vol. 100
Case report
Always expect the unexpected: cystic mediastinal lymphangioma in infants – case report and review of the literature
- The Student Scientific Society, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Oncology, Haematology, and Transplantology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Radiology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Department of Pulmonology, Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Traumatology, and Urology, Institute of Paediatrics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poland
- Department of Paediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation, Oncology, and Haematology, Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
- Department of Paediatrics and Nephrology, Regional Hospital, Miedzyrzecz, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2025; 100 (3): 271-275
Online publish date: 2025/09/24
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.
Keywords
mediastinal tumour, lymphangioma, infant, treatment
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