title: [Parathyroid cyst of the anterior mediastinum].
abstract: A mediastinal cyst measuring 6 cm was removed by manubriotomy in a 66-year-old woman. This patient had no clinical or biological evidence of hyperparathyroidism. The cyst was close to the thymus and compressed the innominate venous trunk. It contained a clear fluid. Normal parathyroid tissue was present in the capsular wall that was fibrous and partially calcified. This cysts are rare and their mediastinal localization is exceptional.
authors.affiliation: Service d'anatomie pathologique, Centre chirurgical Marie Lannelongue, Le Plessis-Robinson.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Thomas de Montpréville
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dartevelle
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dulmet
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010279:Parathyroid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
vernacular_title: Kyste parathyroidien du médiastin antérieur.