Thoracoscopic resection of a solitary pulmonary lymphangioma: report of a case

Surg Today. 1995;25(7):651-3. doi: 10.1007/BF00311443.

Abstract

We present herein the rare case of a young man who was found to have a solitary tumor in the right upper lobe of his lung by a routine chest X-ray. The tumor was removed by thoracoscopic surgery, and pathological examinations confirmed the diagnosis of a primary lymphangioma of the lung. A brief review of the available literature on this extremely rare type of benign tumor follows the case report.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Humans
  • Lung Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Lung Neoplasms / pathology
  • Lung Neoplasms / surgery*
  • Lymphangioma / diagnostic imaging
  • Lymphangioma / pathology
  • Lymphangioma / surgery*
  • Male
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed