Posterior mediastinal cyst.
Hydatid disease is still an important health problem in the world. Mediastinal localization of hydatidosis is very rare. We report the case of a 19-year-old man who presented with right chest wall pain and cough. Chest X-Ray and computed tomography showed a mediastinal cystic mass. A right posterolateral thoracotomy was performed and the cystic mass was identified. Daughter cysts were seen within the cyst when the lesion was accidentally opened during the procedure. Cyst mass was radically resected. No complication or recurrence was seen in the follow-up period.
Department of thoracic surgery, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Razi hospital, Rasht, Iran. sina.khajehjahromi@gmail.com.
Manouchehr
M
Aghajanzadeh
Student Research Committee, Medical Facualty, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Sina
S
Khajeh Jahromi
Student Research Committee, Medical Facualty, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Rasool
R
Hassanzadeh
Student Research Committee, Medical Facualty, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran.
Hannan
H
Ebrahimi
D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult