Streptococcus pyogenes infection of a mediastinal cyst after endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration. [PDF]
Mediastinal masses are uncommon and difficult to diagnose. Endoscopic ultrasound with fine-needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) is a minimally invasive technique for diagnosis of mediastinal lesions with few complications.
Zhou S, Wei H, Zhai H.
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Massive benign pericardial cyst presenting with simultaneous superior vena cava and middle lobe syndromes [PDF]
A 66 year old woman presented in extremis with symptoms and clinical and radiological signs of simultaneous obstruction of superior vena cava and middle lobe of right lung secondary to compression by a massive benign anterior mediastinal cyst.
Pankaj Kaul +16 more
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We herein report a case of recurrent mediastinal cyst infection followed by bacteremia after endobronchial ultrasound-guide transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).
Hashimoto T +3 more
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Successful thoracoscopic resection of a giant mediastinal cyst in a newborn boy.
There are fewer reports of thoracoscopic surgical resection of mediastinal cysts in neonates. The aim of this article is to report on the feasibility of thoracoscopic resection of a large mediastinal cyst and the management of chylothorax after surgery ...
Li Z, Xie W, Lu C, Wang Q.
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Mediastinal cysts are mostly congenital, but rarely, infections and malignancies can cause cystic degeneration of enlarged mediastinal lymph nodes. Diagnosis is challenging as the presenting symptoms are nonspecific.
Chhabria BA +6 more
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Mediastinal Ectopic Pancreas with Abundant Endocrine Cells Coexisting with Mediastinal Cyst and Thymic Hyperplasia. [PDF]
Mediastinal ectopic pancreas is a rare condition with only 28 cases reported in the literature. Here we report a 21-year-old female patient who presented with dyspnea and intermittent severe chest pain of 7 years’ duration.
Snak Y +6 more
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Beyond rhythm disorder: a rare case report of a young patient with mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. [PDF]
BackgroundMediastinal bronchogenic cysts are sporadic congenital tumors, accounting for approximately 10%–15% of all mediastinal masses. In most cases, they remain asymptomatic.
Shumkova M +4 more
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Case Report: Bronchogenic cysts with pericardial hypoplasia are directly supplied by the descending aorta. [PDF]
Bronchogenic cysts (BCs) are a type of congenital mediastinal tumor. This article reports a case that a BC associated with pericardial hypoplasia receives direct arterial supply from the descending aorta, forming a structure resembling pulmonary ...
Zang M +7 more
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An Infected Mediastinal Cyst [PDF]
The authors describe a 43‐year‐old patient who had a mediastinal mass that became infected after a transbronchial needle aspirate biopsy. A paraspinal, extrapleural window with a saline‐lidocaine mixture was created that allowed the placement of a percutaneous drainage catheter into the infected lesion.
Lindsay M Lawson, Andrew C Mason
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Large Enteric Cyst in Anterior Mediastinum: A Rare Case Report [PDF]
Mediastinal enteric cysts occurs rarely amongst adults and are encountered mostly in neonates and infants. In most cases they present as a right posterior mediastinal mass, often accompanied by vertebral defects. A case of a 69 years old female who had a
Soham Shah, Uday Jadhav, Dinesh GP
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