The Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon, Table of Contents Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009; 57(8): 489-491DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185337 Short Communications© Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkVena Cava Resection with Venous-Venous Shunt for HemangiomaA. S. Bayram1 , M. Bicer2 , O. Yerci3 , I. Senkaya2 , C. Gebitekin1 1Thoracic Surgery, Medical School of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey 2Cardiovascular Surgery, Medical School of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey 3Pathology, Medical School of Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey Recommend Article Abstract Buy Article All articles of this category Abstract Mediastinal hemangiomas are rare neoplasms among mediastinal tumors. We report a rare case of hemangioma of the vena cava that was detected incidentally in a 30-year-old female patient. Key words Mediastinal hemangioma - shunt - superior vena cava Full Text References References 1 Akata S, Ohkuba Y, Park J et al. Venous hemangioma of the mediastinum. Eur Radiol. 2001; 11 73-75 2 Zalcman G, Jankovici R, Paraf F et al. A rare tumor of the mediastinum: benign hemangioma. Rev Pneumol Clin. 1990; 46 31-34 3 Hanaoka J, Inoue S, Fujino S et al. Mediastinal cavernous hemangioma in a child: report of a case. Surg Today. 2002; 32 985-988 4 Riquet M, Briere J, Pimpec-Bartes F L et al. Lymphangiohemangioma of the mediastinum. Ann Thorac Surg. 1997; 64 1476-1478 5 Nishikawa H, Osaki T, Tajima Y et al. Hemangioma in the anterior mediastinum. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003; 51 442-444 6 Davis J M, Mark G J, Greene R. Benign blood vascular tumor of the mediastinum. Diagn Radiol. 1978; 126 581-587 7 Cohen A J, Sbaschnig R J, Hochholzer L. Mediastinum hemangiomas. Ann Thorac Surg. 1987; 43 656-659 8 Tan C, Alphonso N, Anderson D et al. Mediastinal hemangiomas in children. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2003; 23 1065-1067 Dr. Ahmet Sami Bayram Assistant Professor Department of Thoracic SurgeryMedical Faculty of Uludag University Gorukle 16059 Bursa Turkey Phone: + 90 22 42 95 23 41 Fax: + 90 22 44 42 91 66 Email: asbayram2@yahoo.com
