Mediastinal enteric cysts occurs rarely amongst adults and are encountered mostly in neonates and infants. In most cases they present as a right posterior mediastinal mass, often accompanied by vertebral defects. A case of a 69 years old female who had a mediastinal mass on chest X-ray as an incidental finding was reported to us. Computed Tomography (CT) scan was performed and found to have a cystic mass in the left anterior mediastinum with no associated vertebral anomalies. Posterolateral thoracotomy followed by cyst excision was performed. Histopathology report confirmed to be an enteric cyst.
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Shah, S., Jadhav, U., & GP, D. (2022). Large Enteric Cyst in Anterior Mediastinum: A Rare Case Report. Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 10(2), 992-995. doi: 10.22038/jctm.2022.64073.1370
MLA
Soham J Shah; Uday Jadhav; Dinesh GP. "Large Enteric Cyst in Anterior Mediastinum: A Rare Case Report", Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 10, 2, 2022, 992-995. doi: 10.22038/jctm.2022.64073.1370
HARVARD
Shah, S., Jadhav, U., GP, D. (2022). 'Large Enteric Cyst in Anterior Mediastinum: A Rare Case Report', Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 10(2), pp. 992-995. doi: 10.22038/jctm.2022.64073.1370
VANCOUVER
Shah, S., Jadhav, U., GP, D. Large Enteric Cyst in Anterior Mediastinum: A Rare Case Report. Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Medicine, 2022; 10(2): 992-995. doi: 10.22038/jctm.2022.64073.1370
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