Anterior mediastinal ectopic pancreatic cyst incidentally identified by pericarditis: a case report

Ectopic pancreas often occurs in the gastrointestinal tract. However, the identification of a mediastinal ectopic pancreas is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of ectopic pancreas of the anterior mediastinum, which was incidentally detected during treatment for pericarditis with widespread ST...

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Published in:General thoracic and cardiovascular surgery 2021-03, Vol.69 (3), p.597-600
Main Authors: Iijima, Yoshihito, Iwai, Shun, Yamagata, Aika, Motono, Nozomu, Usuda, Katsuo, Kumagai, Motona, Takeuchi, Shingo, Yamaghishi, Shigeki, Koizumi, Kiyoshi, Uramoto, Hidetaka
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antigens
Bacterial infections
Cardiac Surgery
Cardiology
Case Report
Choristoma - diagnosis
Choristoma - surgery
Cysts
Electrocardiography
Female
Humans
Kinases
Magnetic resonance imaging
Mediastinal Cyst - diagnostic imaging
Mediastinal Cyst - surgery
Mediastinum
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Pain
Pancreas
Pancreatic Cyst
Patients
Pericarditis
Pericardium
Surgical Oncology
Thoracic Surgery
Tomography
Tumors
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Summary:Ectopic pancreas often occurs in the gastrointestinal tract. However, the identification of a mediastinal ectopic pancreas is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of ectopic pancreas of the anterior mediastinum, which was incidentally detected during treatment for pericarditis with widespread ST elevation on electrocardiogram. A 40-year-old woman complaining of chest pain was admitted with suspected pericarditis. A closer examination revealed a cystic mass in the anterior mediastinum, which was diagnosed as a pancreatic cyst of the anterior mediastinum on thoracoscopic tumor resection.
ISSN:1863-6705
1863-6713
DOI:10.1007/s11748-020-01537-6