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Mediastinal Hemangioma

MedGen UID:
1634380
•Concept ID:
C2062969
•
Neoplastic Process

Definition

A hemangioma that arises from the mediastinum. It can be of the capillary or the cavernous type. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVMediastinal Hemangioma

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Mediastinal cavernous hemangioma with concurrent primary lung adenocarcinoma.
Yang L, Li J, Wang J
Pulmonology 2023 Sep-Oct;29(5):446-447. Epub 2023 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2022.12.002. PMID: 36717293
Management Strategies for Patients With Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma: Charting an Indolent Disease Course.
Yurkiewicz IR, Zhou M, Ganjoo KN, Charville GW, Bolleddu S, Lohman M, Bui N
Am J Clin Oncol 2021 Aug 1;44(8):419-422. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000827. PMID: 34028371
Treatment strategies for pediatric patients with primary cardiac and pericardial tumors: a 30-year review.
Günther T, Schreiber C, Noebauer C, Eicken A, Lange R
Pediatr Cardiol 2008 Nov;29(6):1071-6. Epub 2008 Jul 4 doi: 10.1007/s00246-008-9256-6. PMID: 18600370

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Pictorial Review of Mediastinal Masses with an Emphasis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Park JW, Jeong WG, Lee JE, Lee HJ, Ki SY, Lee BC, Kim HO, Kim SK, Heo SH, Lim HS, Shin SS, Yoon W, Jeong YY, Kim YH
Korean J Radiol 2021 Jan;22(1):139-154. Epub 2020 Aug 11 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2019.0897. PMID: 32783412Free PMC Article
Mediastinal hemangiomas: Spectrum of CT and MRI findings - retrospective case series study and systematic review of the literature.
Li JL, Liu HJ, Cui YH, Lin XF, Guo Y, Zheng ZJ, Rajiah P, Saboo S
Eur J Radiol 2020 May;126:108905. Epub 2020 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108905. PMID: 32145596
Posterior mediastinal hemangioma.
Sabharwal GK, Strouse PJ
Pediatr Radiol 2005 Dec;35(12):1263-6. Epub 2005 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-1571-y. PMID: 16163502
Mediastinal hemangiomas: a study of 18 cases with emphasis on the spectrum of morphological features.
Moran CA, Suster S
Hum Pathol 1995 Apr;26(4):416-21. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(95)90143-4. PMID: 7705821
Mediastinal hemangioma: radiographic and CT features in 14 patients.
McAdams HP, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Moran CA
Radiology 1994 Nov;193(2):399-402. doi: 10.1148/radiology.193.2.7972751. PMID: 7972751

Diagnosis

Mediastinal Hemangioma Masquerading as a Simple Cyst.
D'Souza R, Pal P, Chacko B, Kha LC, Oikonomou A, Houbois C
Top Magn Reson Imaging 2023 Aug 1;32(4):33-35. Epub 2023 Jul 14 doi: 10.1097/RMR.0000000000000305. PMID: 37540631
Pictorial Review of Mediastinal Masses with an Emphasis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Park JW, Jeong WG, Lee JE, Lee HJ, Ki SY, Lee BC, Kim HO, Kim SK, Heo SH, Lim HS, Shin SS, Yoon W, Jeong YY, Kim YH
Korean J Radiol 2021 Jan;22(1):139-154. Epub 2020 Aug 11 doi: 10.3348/kjr.2019.0897. PMID: 32783412Free PMC Article
Aorticopulmonary paraganglioma.
Hato T, Kaseda K, Harada M, Horio H
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 Dec;59(12):812-4. Epub 2011 Dec 16 doi: 10.1007/s11748-010-0769-6. PMID: 22173680
Posterior mediastinal hemangioma.
Sabharwal GK, Strouse PJ
Pediatr Radiol 2005 Dec;35(12):1263-6. Epub 2005 Sep 15 doi: 10.1007/s00247-005-1571-y. PMID: 16163502
Mediastinal hemangioma: radiographic and CT features in 14 patients.
McAdams HP, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Moran CA
Radiology 1994 Nov;193(2):399-402. doi: 10.1148/radiology.193.2.7972751. PMID: 7972751

Therapy

A rare case of mediastinal mass with massive pleural effusion misdiagnosed as neurogenic tumor.
Zheng W, Chen X, Shi L
J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Dec 13;17(1):307. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-02082-4. PMID: 36514095Free PMC Article
A Life Threatening Subglottic and Mediastinal Hemangioma in an Infant.
Onder SS, Gergin O, Karabulut B
J Craniofac Surg 2019 Jul;30(5):e402-e404. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000005340. PMID: 31299792
Emergent medical and surgical management of mediastinal infantile hemangioma with symptomatic spinal cord compression: case report and literature review.
Fulkerson DH, Agim NG, Al-Shamy G, Metry DW, Izaddoost SA, Jea A
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Dec;26(12):1799-805. Epub 2010 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1153-7. PMID: 20405131
Thoracic hemangiomas: imaging via CT, MR, and PET along with pathologic correlation.
Sakurai K, Hara M, Ozawa Y, Nakagawa M, Shibamoto Y
J Thorac Imaging 2008 May;23(2):114-20. doi: 10.1097/RTI.0b013e3181584626. PMID: 18520569
Cutaneous and paravertebral infantile hemangioma: report of two cases.
Hernández-Martín A, Torrelo A
Pediatr Dermatol 2008 Mar-Apr;25(2):193-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1470.2008.00631.x. PMID: 18429777

Prognosis

Aortic coarctation in the presence of capillary hemangioma.
Taşoğlu İ, Özışık K, Küçüker ŞA, Sert D, Mavitaş B, Paç M
Ann Vasc Surg 2011 Nov;25(8):1143.e7-9. Epub 2011 Jul 20 doi: 10.1016/j.avsg.2011.05.002. PMID: 21764546
Emergent medical and surgical management of mediastinal infantile hemangioma with symptomatic spinal cord compression: case report and literature review.
Fulkerson DH, Agim NG, Al-Shamy G, Metry DW, Izaddoost SA, Jea A
Childs Nerv Syst 2010 Dec;26(12):1799-805. Epub 2010 Apr 20 doi: 10.1007/s00381-010-1153-7. PMID: 20405131
Mediastinal hemangioma and accompanying aortic arch anomaly.
Ceyhan M, Elmali M, Yildiz L
Pediatr Cardiol 2008 Jul;29(4):867-9. Epub 2008 Jan 9 doi: 10.1007/s00246-007-9192-x. PMID: 18183452
Mediastinal hemangiomas: a study of 18 cases with emphasis on the spectrum of morphological features.
Moran CA, Suster S
Hum Pathol 1995 Apr;26(4):416-21. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(95)90143-4. PMID: 7705821

Clinical prediction guides

Aortic Wall Abrasion Caused by Needle Injury after Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of a Mediastinal Hemangioma.
Kim S, Cho YK, Park JY, Kang DH, Park JM, Choi MG
Korean J Gastroenterol 2023 Apr 25;81(4):168-172. doi: 10.4166/kjg.2023.003. PMID: 37096437
Cavernous mediastinal hemangioma presenting with persistent cough: a rare case report and review of literature.
Mardani P, Kamran H, Geramizadeh B, Darabi MH, Najafi M, Amirian A, Shahriarirad R
J Cardiothorac Surg 2023 Jan 5;18(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s13019-023-02130-7. PMID: 36604701Free PMC Article
A rare case of mediastinal mass with massive pleural effusion misdiagnosed as neurogenic tumor.
Zheng W, Chen X, Shi L
J Cardiothorac Surg 2022 Dec 13;17(1):307. doi: 10.1186/s13019-022-02082-4. PMID: 36514095Free PMC Article
Mediastinal hemangiomas: a study of 18 cases with emphasis on the spectrum of morphological features.
Moran CA, Suster S
Hum Pathol 1995 Apr;26(4):416-21. doi: 10.1016/0046-8177(95)90143-4. PMID: 7705821
Mediastinal hemangioma: radiographic and CT features in 14 patients.
McAdams HP, Rosado-de-Christenson ML, Moran CA
Radiology 1994 Nov;193(2):399-402. doi: 10.1148/radiology.193.2.7972751. PMID: 7972751

Recent systematic reviews

Mediastinal hemangiomas: Spectrum of CT and MRI findings - retrospective case series study and systematic review of the literature.
Li JL, Liu HJ, Cui YH, Lin XF, Guo Y, Zheng ZJ, Rajiah P, Saboo S
Eur J Radiol 2020 May;126:108905. Epub 2020 Feb 28 doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2020.108905. PMID: 32145596

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