title: [Neurenteric cyst of the mediastinum--case report and review of the literature].
abstract: A case of an infant with a mediastinal neurenteric cyst is used to review this rare entity. By definition a neurenteric cyst is the combination of an entodermal cyst with a vertebral dysplasia. Neurenteric cysts are located in the posterior mediastinum, preferentially on the right side. In a third of the patients these cysts are associated with malformations of CNS a./o. GI tract. They occur predominantly in males. The symptoms of a mediastinal mass usually become obvious during the first months of life. The therapy of choice is complete resection.
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004379:Duodenal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D009192:Myelography; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Neurenterische Zyste des Mediastinums--Fallbericht und Literaturübersicht.