Endobronchial ultrasonography in a patient with a mediastinal thoracic duct cyst.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2011.09.030.
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Abstract
Mediastinal thoracic duct cysts are rare clinical findings. We report the case of a symptomatic 58-year-old woman in whom a thoracic duct cyst was successfully treated with surgical resection. Preoperative endobronchial ultrasonography revealed an oval-shaped hypoechoic area with a distinct, thick pedicle, gradual intermittent flux of the fluid content within the lesion, and endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) revealed lymphocyte predominant serous fluid without malignancy, which is consistent with features of a mediastinal thoracic duct cyst. We postulate that EBUS-TBNA can be used as a preoperative diagnostic tool for patients with possible mediastinal thoracic duct cysts.
Medical subject headings
- Endosonography
- Mediastinal Cyst
- Thoracic Duct