Enterogenous Cysts of the Mediastinum

Enterogenous cyst of the mediastinum.

Enterogenous cyst of the mediastinum is not a common condition. According to Bickford (1949) 40 cases have been reported. Of these, 24 were lined by purely gastric mucosa (this includes the case reported by him), four had purely intestinal epithelium and 12 were composite. This paper is presented as a further instance of an enterogenous cyst which was removed successfully at thoracotomy. Case H...

Enterogenous cysts of ileum.

Spinal Enterogenous Cysts in Infants

Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Departments of Neurosurgery1 and Pathology2, İzmir, Turkey Intraspinal enterogenous cysts are very rare congenital cysts of endodermal origin, and tend to occur in anterior spinal intradural space. The diagnosis is usually established during the first or second decade of life. Those cysts are frequently associated with vertebral or spinal cord anomali...

Tumours and cysts of the mediastinum.

Most mediastinal tumours and cysts follow a definite pattern due to their site of origin and the effect upon neighbouring structures of their enlargement. A small number deviate from the usual picture, and it was felt that the examination of a large series might disclose enough of these variants to enable some contribution to be made to the basic aetiology and diagnosis of these tumours. The pr...

Primary hydatid cysts of the mediastinum.

Hydatid disease remains a serious health problem for the Mediterranean countries, such as Turkey. Living in a rural area is an important risk factor for the disease. Hydatid cysts are usually located in the liver, lung, and brain. Mediastinal hydatid disease is very rare that have been only anecdotally in the literature. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical and radiographic ...