A Case of Mediastinal Lymphangioma Successfully Treated with Kampo Medicine

作者：Ogawa Ochiai Keiko^*; Sekiya Nobuyasu; Kasahara Yuji; Chino Atsushi; Ueda Keigo; Kimata Yumiko; Yamamoto Satoshi; Okimoto Yuri; Higashimoto Hiroyuki; Namiki Takao; Terasawa Katsutoshi

来源：Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, 2011, 17(6): 563-565.

DOI：10.1089/acm.2010.0562

Objective: The authors report a case of mediastinal lymphangioma successfully treated with Kampo medicine.
Methods: A 2-year-old boy with an axillary soft mass consulted our clinic. Physical examination findings were normal except for axillary elastic swelling. The neck and chest magnetic resonance imaging scan (MRI) showed a multilocular mass starting from a cervical lesion and extending above the carina.
Results: After 9 months of Kampo administration, MRI showed marked regression of mediastinal lymphangioma.
Conclusions: It was found that Kampo medicine might be safe and effective as an alternative choice of treatment for lymphangiomas.

• 出版日期2011-6