title: Thoracoscopic resections of bronchogenic cysts arising in the posterior mediastinum: a report on 3 patients.
abstract: We report 3 cases of patients with bronchogenic cyst arising in the posterior mediastinum. The patients were a 19-year-old male, a 36-year-old female and a 33-year-old female, whose cysts were detected as abnormal shadows in the chest. In 2 of them, neurogenic tumors were suspected preoperatively. We performed thoracoscopic resection for the 3 tumors. Bronchogenic cysts may occur ectopically, and the posterior mediastinum must be sufficiently recognized as a rare but possible ectopic site.
authors.affiliation: Post-Graduate Clinical Research Center, Tottori University Hospital, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasuaki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kubouchi
authors.forename: Hiroshige
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Shinji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fujioka
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Miwa
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: Yohei
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yurugi
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Haruki
authors.forename: Yuji
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
keywords: bronchogenic cyst; posterior mediastinum; thoracoscopic surgery
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