title: Mediastinal thoracic duct cyst.
abstract: Thoracic duct cysts of the mediastinum are rare. This case report describes a 68-year-old woman who was successfully treated with surgical resection. The clinical and radiographic presentation and pathology are discussed, and the pertinent literature is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA.
authors.forename: Keith D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Mortman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013897:Thoracic Duct; D013908:Thoracotomy / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed