title: Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst with isolated thoracic symptoms: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocysts represent a rare complication of acute or chronic pancreatitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 55-year-old man with a history of chronic pancreatitis was admitted with intermittent dyspnea, dysphagia and weight loss. Chest X-ray, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large paracardial pancreatic pseudocyst causing cardiac and esophageal compression.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mediastinal pancreatic pseudocysts are a rare complication of chronic pancreatitis. These pseudocysts may lead to isolated thoracic symptoms. For accurate diagnostic and therapy planning, a multimodal imaging approach is necessary.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Ruhr-University Bochum, St Josef University Hospital, Bochum, Germany. robert.drescher@rub.de
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Drescher
authors.forename: Odo
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Köster
authors.forename: Carsten
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lukas