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Thoracic duct cyst in the anterior mediastinum.
Case report of a 60-year old asymptomatic male with a chylous cyst in the right anterior mediastinum. It communicated with the thoracic duct through a narrow vessel with a length of 4 cm. During the eight years of pre-operative observation the cyst varied in size. At one time it disappeared completely, though temporarily. The rarity of this type of mediastinal tumor is stressed.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
سال: 1980
ISSN: 0022-5223
DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5223(19)37855-9