Thoracic duct cyst of the mediastinum. Case report.
A mediastinal thoracic duct cyst was incidentally found in an asymptomatic 45-year-old man. The cyst, 6 cm in diameter, was soft and unilocular, with an extremely thin wall, and contained chyle. It was successfully excised.
Okabe
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K
Department of Surgery, National Sanatorium Minami-Okayama Hospital, Japan.
Miura
K
K
Konishi
H
H
Hara
K
K
Shimizu
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D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged