title: A Giant Thoracic Duct Cyst as the Cause of Abdomen Pain: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
abstract: Thoracic duct cysts, which may be of congenital or degenerative origin, are very rare lesions. Most patients are asymptomatic, but when symptoms are present they include cough, dyspnea, dysphagia and chest pain. However, in this case report a 35-year-old male patient presented to us with intermittent abdomen pain. Clinical symptoms and radiographic findings helped to identify a giant thoracic duct cyst in this patient. Surgical resection of the cyst resolved the abdominal symptoms. This was the first case reported in the literature of a thoracic duct cyst with the symptoms of abdominal pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Wuhan University, Renmin Hospital, China.
authors.forename: Xinyue
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wan
authors.forename: Zhongyin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D013897:Thoracic Duct; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed