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Mediastinal Cysts: Multimedia

Author: Mary C Mancini, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
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Updated: Jan 29, 2009

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Chest radiograph of an infant in respiratory dist...Media file 1: Chest radiograph of an infant in respiratory distress with a large air-filled bronchogenic cyst in the right chest. Arrow indicates inferior border of cyst.
Chest radiograph of an infant in respiratory dist...

Chest radiograph of an infant in respiratory distress with a large air-filled bronchogenic cyst in the right chest. Arrow indicates inferior border of cyst.

Chest radiograph of a child with a large right-si...Media file 2: Chest radiograph of a child with a large right-sided bronchogenic cyst. This cyst is partially filled with fluid and is also causing some compression of the right lung.
Chest radiograph of a child with a large right-si...

Chest radiograph of a child with a large right-sided bronchogenic cyst. This cyst is partially filled with fluid and is also causing some compression of the right lung.

CT scan image of a child (same patient as in Imag...Media file 3: CT scan image of a child (same patient as in Image 2) with a large right-sided bronchogenic cyst with an air-fluid level.
CT scan image of a child (same patient as in Imag...

CT scan image of a child (same patient as in Image 2) with a large right-sided bronchogenic cyst with an air-fluid level.

Posteroanterior chest radiograph showing a large ...Media file 4: Posteroanterior chest radiograph showing a large bronchogenic cyst causing compression of the right mainstem bronchus and right lung in a child.
Posteroanterior chest radiograph showing a large ...

Posteroanterior chest radiograph showing a large bronchogenic cyst causing compression of the right mainstem bronchus and right lung in a child.

Lateral chest radiograph (same patient as in Imag...Media file 5: Lateral chest radiograph (same patient as in Image 4) of a large right-sided bronchogenic cyst in a child.
Lateral chest radiograph (same patient as in Imag...

Lateral chest radiograph (same patient as in Image 4) of a large right-sided bronchogenic cyst in a child.

An asymptomatic mass is found incidentally after ...Media file 6: An asymptomatic mass is found incidentally after chest radiography in an adult patient.
An asymptomatic mass is found incidentally after ...

An asymptomatic mass is found incidentally after chest radiography in an adult patient.

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References

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Further Reading

Keywords

mediastinal cyst, foregut cyst, bronchogenic cyst, mediastinal gastroenteric cyst, pericardial cyst, spring water cyst, neurenteric cyst, enteric cyst, esophageal duplication, enterogenous cyst, dorsal enteric cyst, mediastinum tumor, mediastinal tumor, mediastinum cyst, thoracic cyst, thoracic tumor, neurenteric tumor, pleuropericardial cyst, mesothelial cyst, thymic cyst, esophageal cyst, gastroenteric cyst, mesothelial cyst, pleuropericardial cyst

Contributor Information and Disclosures

Author

Mary C Mancini, MD, PhD, Professor, Department of Surgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Mary C Mancini, MD, PhD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Surgeons, American Surgical Association, Phi Beta Kappa, Society of Thoracic Surgeons, and Southern Surgical Association
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Medical Editor

Richard Thurer, MD, B and Donald Carlin Professor of Thoracic Surgical Oncology, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Richard Thurer, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Thoracic Surgery, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Thoracic Society, Florida Medical Association, Society of Surgical Oncology, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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Managing Editor

Daniel S Schwartz, MD, FACS, Assistant Clinical Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Chief of Thoracic Surgery, Huntington Hospital
Daniel S Schwartz, MD, FACS is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Cardiology, American College of Chest Physicians, American College of Surgeons, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Medical Association, Association for Academic Surgery, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons
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CME Editor

Paolo Zamboni, MD, Professor of Surgery, Chief of Day Surgery Unit, Chair of Vascular Diseases Center, University of Ferrara, Italy
Paolo Zamboni, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Venous Forum and New York Academy of Sciences
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Chief Editor

John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA, Vice Chairman, Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Gastrointestinal Medicine and Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, Yale University School of Medicine; Director of Surgical Research, Department of Surgery, Yale-New Haven Hospital
John Geibel, MD, DSc, MA is a member of the following medical societies: American Gastroenterological Association, American Physiological Society, American Society of Nephrology, Association for Academic Surgery, International Society of Nephrology, New York Academy of Sciences, and Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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