Journals / Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi / 2008 / Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 3

A case of atypical congenital thymic cyst

Atipik doğuştan timus kisti: Olgu sunumu

Pages
195–197
Publication Date
2022-09-02
DOI
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It had a considerably thick cystic wall with calcifications; in contrast to congenital unilocular thymic cysts, the contents of the cyst were not soft in consistency.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Thymic cysts of the mediastinum are uncommon, accounting for only 1% to 3% of all mediastinal masses.
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Key Findings & Data:A left anterior mediastinal mass was incidentally detected on a chest radiograph of a 40-year-old asymptomatic man.
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Conclusion & Impact:It had a considerably thick cystic wall with calcifications; in contrast to congenital unilocular thymic cysts, the contents of the cyst were not soft in consistency.
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Abstract

Thymic cysts of the mediastinum are uncommon, accounting for only 1% to 3% of all mediastinal masses. They may be congenital or acquired. A left anterior mediastinal mass was incidentally detected on a chest radiograph of a 40-year-old asymptomatic man. Computed tomography showed a cystic mass, 5x6 cm in size. The cyst was totally resected via left thoracotomy. Histopathologic diagnosis was made as unilocular thymic cyst. As no etiologic factor was determined, it was considered a congenital cyst with atypical features. It had a considerably thick cystic wall with calcifications; in contrast to congenital unilocular thymic cysts, the contents of the cyst were not soft in consistency.

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Mediastinal yerleşimli timik kistler nadirdir; tüm mediasten kitlelerinin %1-3'ünü oluşturur. Kistler doğuştan veya edinsel olabilir. Herhangi bir yakınması olmaksızın tarama amacıyla akciğer grafisi çekilen 40 yaşında erkek hastada sol anterior mediastinal kitle saptandı. Bilgisayarlı tomografide, 5x6 cm büyüklüğündeki kitlenin kistik yapıda olduğu görüldü. Kist sol torakotomi ile tümüyle çıkarıldı. Histopatolojik incelemede uniloküler timik kist tanısı kondu. Hastada herhangi bir etyolojik faktör saptanmadığından kistin doğuştan olduğu düşünüldü. Atipik olarak kist duvarı oldukça kalındı ve kalsifikasyonlar içeriyordu; ayrıca, uniloküler doğuştan timik kistlerin aksine kist içeriği koyu kıvamda idi.

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DEMİR, H., ÇELİK, B., ÇELİK, H. K. (2022). A case of atypical congenital thymic cyst. Türk Göğüs Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Dergisi, Cilt: 16 - Sayı: 3, 195–197. https://ajindex.com/articles/425089

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