title: Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst. An ultrasonic diagnosis.
abstract: Mediastinal extension of pancreatic pseudocysts is uncommon. Frequent presenting complaints include chest pain and shortness of breath. Dysphagia is rare. A patient with mediastinal pseudocyst causing dysphagia is presented. The role of gray-scale ultrasound as a reliable means of diagnosis is discussed.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008482:Mediastinum; D008875:Middle Aged; D010181:Pancreatic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014463:Ultrasonography