title: Primary hydatid cyst of the posterior mediastinum.
abstract: Hydatid cystic disease is still a health problem in Morocco. Mediastinal localization is very rare. We report the case of a 24-year-old man who presented with right chest pain and dyspnea. Chest X-Ray and computed tomography showed a mediastinal mass. The diagnosis was confirmed perioperatively by macroscopic and histologic investigations. Resection of the cyst was performed, and a small part intimately adherent to the inferior vena cava and oesophagus was left in place. There were no complications or recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Mohamed V Military University Hospital, Rabat, Morocco. hassankabiri@yahoo.com
authors.forename: El Hassane
authors.initials: el H
authors.lastname: Kabiri
authors.forename: Abdelfettah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zidane
authors.forename: Fouad
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Atoini
authors.forename: Adil
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arsalane
authors.forename: Hicham
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bellamari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002637:Chest Pain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003371:Cough / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome