Atypically Located Thymic Cyst: A Case Report

ÇELİK A., Teber I., Demiröz Ş. M., Işik I. G., KURUL İ. C.

GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL, sa.1, ss.18-20, 2011 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2011
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/gmj.2011.04
  • Dergi Adı: GAZI MEDICAL JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.18-20
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Thymus, cyst, mediastinum
  • Gazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Thymic cysts of the mediastinum are uncommon lesions which are generally located at the anterior mediastinum. A 45-year old woman who had previously known asthma was referred to our clinic for evaluation of a right paratracheal lesion found on her chest roentgenogram. After clinical work-up, we detected a cystic lesion in the middle mediastinum. Surgical excision was performed via thoracotomy. Histopathologic study revealed a thymic cyst. In this case, we report a rare localization of thymic cyst presenting as a middle mediastinal mass.