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Cystic lymphangioma of the mediastinum (CLM) is extremely rare, usually a lot of the patients were found to have the disease by accident in adulthood. It is difficult to be diagnosed but surgery. We have received and treated a case and the diagnosis and therapy are worth discussing.
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Lin, Z., Huang, H. A case of cystic lymphangioma of the mediastinum. Chin. -Ger. J. Clin. Oncol. 9, 555–556 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10330-010-0658-6
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