2014
DOI: 10.1186/s13019-014-0152-2
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Removal of a giant intrathoracic cyst from the anterior mediastinum

Abstract: A 45-year-old caucasian man with progressive dyspnea appeared to have a giant intrathoracic cyst in the anterior mediastinum encasing the heart and compressing both lungs. He underwent succesful removal of the cyst through a median sternotomy. Recovery was uneventful. Gross examination revealed a thin-walled cyst filled with clear fluid. Microscopic histopathologic examination revealed a cyst wall lined by cubic cells and underlying loose connective tissue with remnants of thymic tissue. The definitive diagnos… Show more

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“…A watch and wait approach may be employed, but it is stressed that definitive diagnosis is only achieved by excision [8]. Definitive diagnosis is important as bronchogenic and acquired multi-locular cysts resulting from inflammation and neoplasm require exclusion [1,3,6]. It must also be noted that thymic cysts can coexist with varied malignancies such as teratoma, Hodgkin disease, thymoma, thymic carcinoma or neurofibromatosis [6].…”
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“…A watch and wait approach may be employed, but it is stressed that definitive diagnosis is only achieved by excision [8]. Definitive diagnosis is important as bronchogenic and acquired multi-locular cysts resulting from inflammation and neoplasm require exclusion [1,3,6]. It must also be noted that thymic cysts can coexist with varied malignancies such as teratoma, Hodgkin disease, thymoma, thymic carcinoma or neurofibromatosis [6].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 97%
“…No local recurrence of an excised thymic cyst has been reported to date [1][2][3]. A watch and wait approach may be employed, but it is stressed that definitive diagnosis is only achieved by excision [8].…”
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confidence: 99%
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