Hemolymphangiomais a benign malformation of the lymphatic vessels.Cervical localisation is the most frequent.Mediastinal localisation is rare, but may be life-threatening because of airway compression.We report on a f...Hemolymphangiomais a benign malformation of the lymphatic vessels.Cervical localisation is the most frequent.Mediastinal localisation is rare, but may be life-threatening because of airway compression.We report on a four-month-old boy who presented, in a context of epidemics, with clinical signs of acute bronchiolitis requiring mechanical ventilation for several days.Chest X-rays showed an important mediastinal mass with airways compression.Diagnosis was evoked on CT-scan aspects and confirmed by histology.Surgery allowed complete resolution, but dysphonia and oropharyngeal disorders persisted for several months.This rare congenitalmalformation is reviewed.展开更多
文摘Hemolymphangiomais a benign malformation of the lymphatic vessels.Cervical localisation is the most frequent.Mediastinal localisation is rare, but may be life-threatening because of airway compression.We report on a four-month-old boy who presented, in a context of epidemics, with clinical signs of acute bronchiolitis requiring mechanical ventilation for several days.Chest X-rays showed an important mediastinal mass with airways compression.Diagnosis was evoked on CT-scan aspects and confirmed by histology.Surgery allowed complete resolution, but dysphonia and oropharyngeal disorders persisted for several months.This rare congenitalmalformation is reviewed.