Mediastinal enteric cyst

A 20-year-old female presented with complaints of right-sided chest pain, cough, fever and shortness of breath for the preceding one-and-a-half year. Air entry was decreased over the middle and lower chest. Computed tomography scan of the chest revealed a cystic lesion with thick margins present in...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2014-09, Vol.64 (9), p.1084-1086
Main Authors: Hussain, Niaz, Wahab, Sana, Javed, Anum, Mehmood, Ahmar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Female
Humans
Intestinal Diseases
Mediastinal Cyst
Pancreatic Cyst
Radiography, Thoracic
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Young Adult
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Summary:A 20-year-old female presented with complaints of right-sided chest pain, cough, fever and shortness of breath for the preceding one-and-a-half year. Air entry was decreased over the middle and lower chest. Computed tomography scan of the chest revealed a cystic lesion with thick margins present in the right hemi-thorax. The cyst was excised by posterolateral thoracotomy. Histopathology revealed it to be mediastinal enteric cyst with intestinal and pancreatic tissue.
ISSN:0030-9982