Giant, multiple intercostal arteriovenous hemangioma

Aydın Şanlı, Ahmet Önen, Sami Karapolat, Banu Gökçen

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Medicine Faculty of Dokuz Eylül University, İzmir

Intercostal arteriovenous hemangiomas are extremely rare tumors. Their reaching large dimensions and being multiple is even more rare. 20-year-old male case, presenting with a swelling on the left anterior thoracic wall, had undergone surgery due to the same condition thirteen years ago. Physical examination revealed three nonpulsatile masses of approximately 15x20 cm, 3x2.5 cm and 5x3.5 cm dimensions. Magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated that they exhibited soft tissue properties. Following surgical resection of the masses, the patient was discharged on the 6th postoperative day. Histopathologically, the lesion was diagnosed as an arteriovenous hemangioma. The patient continues to remain disease-free since 1 year after surgery.

Keywords : Hemangioma/surgery; thoracic neoplasms/surgery

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