title: Mediastinal thymic cyst after open heart surgery.
abstract: A benign thymic cyst seen six years after valvular heart surgery is described, and the question of the possible role of previous surgical trauma in the development of the cyst is raised.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006348:Cardiac Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*