Abstract | BACKGROUND: Lymphangiohemangioma, also called lymphatic-venous or venolymphatic malformation, is a rare malformation of the lymphatics, with vascular elements. These are low-flow vascular lesions. OBJECTIVE: DESIGN: Case report. SETTING: Academic center. PATIENTS: An adult man with lymphangiohemangioma that involved the mediastinum and the esophagus. The esophageal involvement caused dysphagia and chest pain. INTERVENTIONS: We characterized the lesion with EUS and successfully treated the esophageal and paraesophageal lesions with endoscopic injection sclerotherapy by using doxycycline. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT: Symptom resolution and complications. RESULTS: The patient's esophageal symptoms resolved with sclerotherapy. This is the first reported case of lymphangiohemangioma with esophageal involvement and the first reported case of endoscopic injection sclerotherapy by using doxycycline in the GI tract. LIMITATIONS: Case report and short follow-up period. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Shou-Jiang Tang, Jayaprakash Sreenarasimhaiah, Linda Tang, Nancy Rollins, Phillip D Purdy |
Journal | Gastrointestinal endoscopy
(Gastrointest Endosc)
Vol. 66
Issue 6
Pg. 1196-200
(Dec 2007)
ISSN: 0016-5107 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18061720
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Sclerosing Solutions
- Doxycycline
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Topics |
- Adult
- Doxycycline
(therapeutic use)
- Esophagoscopy
- Esophagus
(diagnostic imaging)
- Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
(etiology, therapy)
- Humans
- Male
- Mediastinal Neoplasms
- Sclerosing Solutions
(therapeutic use)
- Sclerotherapy
- Ultrasonography
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