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Mediastinal Enteric Cyst: Unusual Clinical Presentation and Histopathology

A mediastinal enteric cyst is an uncommon entity which is rare in adults and usually found incidentally. In most cases the lesion is lined by gastrointestinal mucosa, and theories as to the origin of such lesions are diverse. We report an adult case of thoracic enteric cyst that presented with cardi...

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Published in:Archivos de bronconeumología (English ed.) 2004-04, Vol.40 (4), p.185-187
Main Authors: Iglesias Sentís, M., Belda Sanchís, J., Gimferrer Garolera, J.M., Catalán Biel, M., Rubio Garay, M., Ramírez Ruiz, J.
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Language:eng ; spa
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Summary:A mediastinal enteric cyst is an uncommon entity which is rare in adults and usually found incidentally. In most cases the lesion is lined by gastrointestinal mucosa, and theories as to the origin of such lesions are diverse. We report an adult case of thoracic enteric cyst that presented with cardiac tamponade and for which histopathological examination revealed the presence of pancreatic tissue. Review of the literature yielded only 1 case of mediastinal enteric cyst with pancreatic tissue. El quiste entérico mediastínico es una entidad inusual. Es poco frecuente en adultos y es habitual que sea un hallazgo casual. La lesión en la mayoría de ocasiones presenta un re-vestimiento interno mucoso del tracto gastrointestinal, y existen diversas teorías para explicar el origen de estas lesio-nes. Presentamos un caso de quiste entérico torácico en adulto que comenzó con taponamiento cardíaco y que en el estudio histopatológico mostró presencia de tejido pancreá-tico. En la bibliografía médica revisada, únicamente se ha encontrado un caso de quiste entérico mediastínico con tejido pancreático.
ISSN:1579-2129
0300-2896
1579-2129
DOI:10.1016/S1579-2129(06)60212-7