title: Ectopic pancreas with hemorrhagic cystic change in the anterior mediastinum.
abstract: A 31-year-old female was referred from other hospital due to migrating chest pain, mild cough, and blood-tinged sputum for three days before admission. Laboratory tests were unremarkable. Chest computed tomography revealed an elliptical necrotic mass at the left anterior mediastinum, measuring 7×3×4 cm. With the impression of mediastinal abscess or loculated empyema, thoracoscopic resection was performed. There was severe pleural adhesion around the mass. The mass could be resected by the wedge resection of the adhesed upper lobe tissue of left lung around the mass. Final pathologic diagnosis was ectopic pancreas.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Chun Sung
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: In Kyu
authors.initials: IK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hyunki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Woosik
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yu