BACKGROUND To identify and estimate the prevalence of mediastinal cysts lined by the epithelium expressing steroid receptors. METHODS We retrieved 19 mediastinal cysts from our pathology files from 1996 to 2004, and examined estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) expressions in the cysts. RESULTS Three paravertebral cysts, all in women, one bronchogenic cyst in a woman, nine ...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study is to investigate the clinical characteristics and management of intrathoracic bronchogenic cysts. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty-four (n=24) patients with intrathoracic bronchogenic cysts were treated surgically between August 1990 and December 2009 at our institution. Patients were divided into two groups by bronchogenic cyst location: mediastinal or intrapulm...

BACKGROUND A 43-year-old woman with recurrent hiccup and discomfort in the right upper abdomen was diagnosed by computed tomographic (CT) scan with a cystic tumor in the right liver. Echinococcus serology was negative. METHODS A laparoscopic procedure was chosen as standard therapy for symptomatic cystic liver tumors. The presumed tumor turned out to be a diaphragmatic cyst 8 cm in diameter a...

Bronchogenic cysts that formed during the development of the tracheobronchial tree in the gestational period are mostly asymptomatic until adulthood. Cysts localized in the middle mediastinum, specifically in the subcarinal region, on the other hand, may cause serious symptoms by compressing the heart and major vessels due to their close proximity. In this report it is suggested that surgical r...

Bronchogenic cysts are benign congenital malformations derived from the tracheobronchial tree that correspond to non-functioning lung tissue.1,2 The majority of cases are diagnosed in the pediatric population.3 In adults they are fundamentally found in mediastinum and lung parenchyma.3 However, they can sometimes be located in the thoracic wall, abdomen or cervical region4; in the cervical area...

BACKGROUND Bronchogenic cysts are not uncommon in either children or adults. In children, they comprise approximately 6% of all mediastinal masses. Their presentation can range from an asymptomatic incidental finding to sudden respiratory distress. CASE REPORT Video-assisted thoracoscopy was utilized to remove a bronchogenic cyst that was densely adherent to the adjacent esophagus in a child....