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European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vol 7, 166-167, Copyright © 1993 by European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery

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Mediastinal cystic hygroma: report of a case with review of the literature

GK Kostopoulos, JT Fessatidis, AL Hevas, AS Skordalaki and PG Spyrou
Cardiac Surgery Center of Northern Greece, Thessaloniki.

Cystic hygroma is a developmental malformation of the lymphatic system. It is very uncommon for this type of tumor to arise from and grow exclusively in the mediastinum. Enlargement of such a lesion within this region often produces alarming respiratory symptoms requiring immediate medical attention.

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