title: Enteric cyst in the left posterior mediastinum mimicking a hydatid cyst on chest Computed Tomography scan.
abstract: Mediastinal enteric cysts are a rare occurrence among adults and are usually asymptomatic. In most cases they are an incidental finding in the right hemi-mediastinum and are associated with vertebral anomalies. We report the unusual case of a 23 year old male who had a mediastinal mass on chest X-ray as an incidental finding. Chest Computed Tomography (CT) scan revealed no vertebral anomalies and a cystic mass in the left posterior mediastinum with features similar to those of a hydatid cyst.Posterolateral thoracotomy was done and the cyst was excised. Histopathology report revealed it to be an enteric cyst.
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Shazib
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sagheer
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Abdul Malik
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Amir Humza Sohail
authors.affiliation: Medical College, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Yousaf Bashir
authors.initials: YB
authors.lastname: Hadi
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Cardiothroacic Sugery, Aga Khan University, Karachi.
authors.forename: Saulat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fatimi
mesh_terms: D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D013908:Thoracotomy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Enteric cysts, Mediastinal mass, Thoracotomy, Bronchogenic cyst.