title: Mediastinal cyst containing mural pancreatic tissue.
abstract: The second documented case of mediastinal ectopic tissue presenting as a mediastinal mass is reported. Previously reported cases of ectopic pancreatic tissue in the thorax are reviewed in an attempt to explain this anomalous development.
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007515:Islets of Langerhans / Q000002:abnormalities; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000473:pathology*; D008482:Mediastinum / Q000002:abnormalities; D008875:Middle Aged; D010179:Pancreas / Q000002:abnormalities*