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Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:297-299
© 2000 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

Thymic hemangioma presenting with recurrent pleural effusion

Konstantinos Papagiannopoulos, MMEDa, Mary N. Sheppard, FRCPathb, Peter Goldstraw, FRCSa

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom
b Department of Pathology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom

Address reprint requests to Dr Goldstraw, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney St, London, SW3 6NP, England
e-mail: pgoldstraw{at}rbh.nthames.nhs.uk

Thymic hemangiomas are rare mediastinal tumors. In all reported cases, the diagnosis was only established after resection. Our case presented with recurrent pleural effusions mimicking advanced malignancy. Despite careful evaluation and biopsies, the diagnosis was only established after resection. We have undertaken a literature review of such unusual tumors and emphasize the importance of surgical exploration in any patient in whom a tumor lacks histological confirmation.






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