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Thorax 2004;59:820 doi:10.1136/thx.2004.027359
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Lymphangioma: a rare cause of a mediastinal mass

  1. R J Parker,
  2. P J Cadman,
  3. C G Wathen
  1. Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2TT, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr R J Parker
    Thoracic Medicine Office, Wycombe Hospital, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire HP11 2TT, UK; robertparkerdoctors.org.uk

    A chest radiograph performed on an asymptomatic 47 year old man under investigation for hypertension was suspicious of a retrocardiac mass. Contrast enhanced computed tomographic (CT) scanning demonstrated a large low attenuation mass encasing the oesophagus. It extended from the carina to the diaphragm and measured 15 × 7 cm in diameter (fig 1). The air space …

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