UNLABELLED Cysts are a rare pathology of adrenal glands. As the development of new diagnostic techniques takes place, the occurrence of adrenal cystic lesions has been rapidly increasing. The majority of them are solid adrenal lesions, but localized fluid collections are also more frequently diagnosed. In case of solid adrenal lesions, there are straight indications for surgery, but on the othe...

PURPOSE To review our institutional surgical outcomes with primary mediastinal cysts (PMCs) and elucidate the clinicopathological differences among several histological PMC variants. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 108 patients who underwent surgery for PMC at our institution between 1997 and 2012. RESULTS There were 54 thymic cysts (TCs), 26 bronchogenic cysts (BCs), 16 mature cystic t...

TOPIC: Chest Infections TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Bronchogenic cysts are congenital malformations found in children and adults. Although they the most common primary of mediastinum, can be anywhere respiratory tract. For children, account for 5-10% mediastinal masses. In adults, typically asymptomatic incidentally on chest imaging. CASE PRESENTATION: A 40 year ol...

TOPIC: Genetic and Developmental Disorders TYPE: Fellow Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Bronchogenic esophageal duplication cysts are rare but significant developmental anomalies. We present a case with both types of cyst in single mass mimicking lung abscess protracted treatment course. CASE PRESENTATION: A healthy 26-year-old female was admitted onset left sided pleuritic chest pain fever over 24 ...

BACKGROUND Mediastinal cysts compromise almost 20% of all mediastinal masses with bronchogenic subtype accounting for 60% of all cystic lesions. Although compression of adjoining soft tissues is usual, spinal complications and neurological symptoms are outmost rare and tend to characterize almost exclusively the neuroenteric cysts. CASE PRESENTATION A young patient with intermittent, dull pai...

A 48-year-old white man was admitted 3 times within a month with symptoms of malaise, retrosternal chest pain, and fever up to 38.5°C. The chest pain increased during inspiration and was relieved by sitting up. C-reactive protein was mildly elevated during those admissions, ranging from 6.1 to 85.1 (normal range, 5.0 mg/L), and cardiac enzymes were normal. The ECG demonstrated sinus rhythm with...

We reviewed our institutional experience with pulmonary resection for congenital bronchopulmonary malformations and analysed the management and outcome of pregnancies with a prenatal diagnosis of congenital lung malformations. Between January 1993 and December 2003, 31 patients underwent evaluation and pulmonary resection for bronchopulmonary malformations. Common clinical presentations were re...