Author/Authors :
Jamaati، Hamidreza نويسنده Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Saeedi ، Bahareh نويسنده Tracheal Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) , , Farzanegan، Roya نويسنده , , Shadmehr، Mohammad-Behgam نويسنده ,
Abstract :
Mediastinal cavernous lymphangioma is a rare mediastinal lesion and its association with lupus erythematosus has not yet been reported in the literature. We present a 25 year-old female with lupus erythematosus who had bilateral massive refractory and recurrent pleural effusion as well as ascites for a long period of time. During surgery, a huge multicystic lesion with a thick wall, covering the entire parietal and visceral pleura was found, which was subsequently proven to be a cystic cavernous lymphangioma.
