A case of isolated esophageal cyst in the posterior mediastinum

M Hara; T Arakawa; H Ogino; H Miyagawa; Y Sato; S Ohba; Y Yamakawa; M Kaji; H Tateyama

A case of isolated esophageal cyst in the posterior mediastinum

Radiat Med. 2001 May-Jun;19(3):161-4.

Authors

M Hara¹, T Arakawa, H Ogino, H Miyagawa, Y Sato, S Ohba, Y Yamakawa, M Kaji, H Tateyama

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan.

PMID: 11467384

Abstract

We report a rare case of posterior mediastinal esophageal cyst associated with pulmonary anomaly that had no connection with the proper esophagus, on either CT or MRI, and suggest including this entity in the differential diagnosis of posterior mediastinal masses.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Diagnosis, Differential
Esophageal Cyst / complications
Esophageal Cyst / diagnosis*
Esophageal Cyst / pathology
Humans
Lung Diseases / complications
Lung Diseases / diagnosis
Lung Diseases / pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
Male
Mediastinal Neoplasms / diagnosis
Tomography, X-Ray Computed*