Venous angioma of the neck in a child

Venous vascular masses in the neck are rare entities in the pediatric population. Aneurysmal dilatation or ectasia of the superficial cervical vein, the so-called venous angioma is a very uncommon condition. A 12-year old female with venous angioma involving the right neck is described. The preoperative diagnosis was confirmed by angiography.     

Castleman's disease of the mesentery in a child: A case of seven years' duration without typical x-ray findings

This report describes a 9-year-old boy with intermediate variant type of giant lymph node hyperplasia or Castleman's disease (CD) originating from the mesentery. He had symptoms and signs related to the disease for seven years before the final diagnosis. The patient's general condition remained good, except for periods of fever and abdominal pain. Pallor and slow growth were the only abnormal findings on physical examination during the follow-up. Laboratory measurements showed worsening microcylic anemia, low serum iron level, and low iron stores in bone marrow samples. The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) increased to 110 mm/h, and the serum levels of C-reactive protein varied between 80 and 120 mg/l. The level of serum albumin was low, 25–28 g/l, and serum immunoglobulin G was somewhat elevated, varying between 17–13 g/l. The radiologic examination of intestine gave pathological results suggesting a small bowel disease, but no tumor was detected. The abnormal laboratory values and symptoms of the patient resolved completely after surgical removal of the mass. Med. Pediatr. Oncol. 28:362–365, 1997. © 1997 Wiley-Liss, Inc.     

Intraluminal hamartoma of the ileum in a child: a rare cause of intestinal occlusion

A case of small-intestinal obstruction in a 12-year-old boy caused by an intraluminal hamartoma of the ileum is reported. The rarity of the lesion, its location, symptomatology, histology, and diagnosis are discussed. Accepted: 11 June 1997