Case Report: Mediastinal Pancreatic Pseudocyst Presenting with Dysphagia and Odynophagia

Recent onset of dysphagia and severe odynophagia were the only major presenting symptoms in a 37-year-old man with a mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst. As a symptom of a mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst, dysphagia has rarely been reported; this is the first report of odynophagia.

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Published in:The American journal of the medical sciences 1987-06, Vol.293 (6), p.396-398
Main Authors: McClary, Robert D., Clore, Forrest C., Rumley, Thomas, Mathias, John R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Dysphagia
Gastroenterology. Liver. Pancreas. Abdomen
Liver. Biliary tract. Portal circulation. Exocrine pancreas
Mediastinal Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Medical sciences
Odynophagia
Other diseases. Semiology
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Summary:Recent onset of dysphagia and severe odynophagia were the only major presenting symptoms in a 37-year-old man with a mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst. As a symptom of a mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst, dysphagia has rarely been reported; this is the first report of odynophagia.
ISSN:0002-9629
1538-2990
DOI:10.1097/00000441-198706000-00009