[Giant tumoral hemangioma of the mediastinum. Apropos of a case].

The originality of this case report of malformed tumoral hemangioma of the mediastinum apart from its rarity (105 cases reported in the literature), concerns the patient's age (76 years old), when these tumors are predominantly observed in children and babies. The huge tumor size (800 gr), authorized the designation of giant tumor. The posterior mediastinal localization, when the usual site is in the anterior mediastinum. As in the majority of cases reported in the literature, total excision was possible. The tumor always has a benign character in the case of pure hemangioma, therefore the results are generally satisfactory.