Thoracic duct cyst in the mediastinum.
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.
Mori
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Department of Surgery, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Kidogawa
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Isoshima
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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