title: Thoracic duct cyst in the mediastinum.
abstract: A thoracic duct cyst was excised from the mediastinum of an 86 year old man. It had caused acute respiratory failure through compression of the trachea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kidogawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isoshima
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology