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Congenital superior caval vein aneurysm in a newborn with cystic lymphangioma: a rare case report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 July 2018

Jessica Attene Open the ORCID record for Jessica Attene [Opens in a new window] ,
Ernesto Casorelli  and
Paolo Versacci
Jessica Attene*
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, United Hospitals of “Valdichiana”, Montepulciano, Siena, Italy
Ernesto Casorelli
Affiliation:
Department of Cardiology, United Hospitals of “Valdichiana”, Montepulciano, Italy
Paolo Versacci
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
*
Author for correspondence: J. Attene, Department of Cardiology, United Hospitals of “Valdichiana”, Località Nottola, 53045 Montepulciano, Siena, Italy. Tel: +39 328 907 9424; Fax: +39 057 871 3234; E-mail: jessica.attene@uslsudest.toscana.it
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Abstract

Dilatation of the superior caval vein is extremely rare, with few cases described among newborns. The association of aneurysm of the superior caval vein and lymphatic malformation is extremely uncommon. We report a case of a female infant with a prenatal diagnosis of superior caval vein aneurysm presenting at birth with a neck mass that was found to be a cystic lymphangioma.

Keywords

Superior caval veinaneurysmcystic lymphangiomacongenital

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Brief Report
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Cardiology in the Young , Volume 28 , Issue 8 , August 2018 , pp. 1067 - 1069
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© Cambridge University Press 2018 

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Cite this article: Attene J, Casorelli E, Versacci P. (2018) Congenital superior caval vein aneurysm in a newborn with cystic lymphangioma: a rare case report. Cardiology in the Young 28: 1067–1069. doi: 10.1017/S1047951118000823

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