<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">Cystic lesions of the mediastinum are uncommon, comprising 12% to 18% of all primary mediastinal tumors and unless they attain a large size and cause compressive symptoms, these tumors are generally asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally upon radiologic investigation of some other condition.We present in this paper a case of cystic lesions of the mediastinum in a 70-year-old male patient who underwent a surgery for mediastinal mass removal. Histopathology report had shown it was the case of mature cystic teratoma of anterior mediastinum.Based on a review of the literature, as well as our experience, we conclude that best treatment for cystic lesions of anterior mediastinum is complete surgical resection if possible.</abstract>

Cystic lesions of the mediastinum are uncommon, comprising 12% to 18% of all primary mediastinal tumors and unless they attain a large size and cause compressive symptoms, these tumors are generally asymptomatic and are discovered incidentally upon radiologic investigation of some other condition.We present in this paper a case of cystic lesions of the mediastinum in a 70-year-old male patient who underwent a surgery for mediastinal mass removal. Histopathology report had shown it was the case of mature cystic teratoma of anterior mediastinum.Based on a review of the literature, as well as our experience, we conclude that best treatment for cystic lesions of anterior mediastinum is complete surgical resection if possible.

Cystic Lesions of Anterior Mediastinum: Case Report

Faculty of Medical Sciences, PHD candidate, Department of Surgery

Faculty of Medical Sciences, Department of Surgery

Clinical center “Kragujevac”, Kragujevac

Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research (EABR)

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Cystic lesions of the mediastinum are uncommon, comprising 12% to 18% of all primary mediastinal tumors and unless they attain a large size and cause...

Cystic Lesions of Anterior Mediastinum: Case Report

Data publikacji: 27 sie 2020

Zakres stron: 185 - 188

Otrzymano: 21 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 27 lip 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2018-0061

Słowa kluczowe
cystic lesions of the mediastinum, teratomas, complete surgical resection

© 2020 Ana Lukovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Cystic Lesions of Anterior Mediastinum: Case Report

Data publikacji: 27 sie 2020

Zakres stron: 185 - 188

Otrzymano: 21 cze 2018

Przyjęty: 27 lip 2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjecr-2018-0061

Słowa kluczowecystic lesions of the mediastinum, teratomas, complete surgical resection

© 2020 Ana Lukovic et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Słowa kluczowe
cystic lesions of the mediastinum, teratomas, complete surgical resection