What is it about?
We report a case of mediastinal lymphatic venous malformations (LVM) in a 11‐year‐old boy who presented with chest pain after jumping into a swimming pool, with review of the literature.
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Why is it important?
This report highlights that it is possible to misdiagnose mediastinal lymphatic‐venous malformation especially if its predominant portion is lymphatic tissue with only minimal contrast enhancement. Tissue biopsy must be avoided because it may lead to haemorrhagic complication.
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This page is a summary of: A rare case of mediastinal lymphatic venous malformations in children, Respirology Case Reports, November 2021, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1002/rcr2.881.
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