• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.67-70
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• 1993

Asian countries including Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and Philippines are endemic area of Paragonimiasis as people who live those countries have special diet habbit to ingest raw fish and meat. Of the Paragonimus westermani infestation, mediastinal paragonimiasis is a rare condition because of its life cycle. We experienced a case of mediastinal parasitic cyst resected under video-thoracoscopy, which was confirmed as paragonimiasis granuloma postoperativley.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.139-154
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• 2021

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has become a crucial tool for evaluating mediastinal masses considering that several lesions that appear indeterminate on computed tomography and radiography can be differentiated on MRI. Using a three-compartment model to localize the mass and employing a basic knowledge of MRI, radiologists can easily diagnose mediastinal masses. Here, we review the use of MRI in evaluating mediastinal masses and present the images of various mediastinal masses categorized using the International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group's three-compartment classification system. These masses include thymic hyperplasia, thymic cyst, pericardial cyst, thymoma, mediastinal hemangioma, lymphoma, mature teratoma, bronchogenic cyst, esophageal duplication cyst, mediastinal thyroid carcinoma originating from ectopic thyroid tissue, mediastinal liposarcoma, mediastinal pancreatic pseudocyst, neurogenic tumor, meningocele, and plasmacytoma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.59-62
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• 2003

종격동에 발생하는 부갑상선 낭종은 매우 드문 질환으로 대부분 우연히 발견되어 진다. 수술적 절제가 필요하며, 전 절제가 된 경우 재발은 매우 드물다. 71세 남자 환자로 단순 흉부 촬영상 우연히 발견된 6$\times$5 cm 크기의 우측 상부 종격동 종괴로 내원하였다. 추가 검사 후 수술적 절제를 시행하였으며, 절제된 종괴는 조직학적으로 종격동에 발생한 부갑상선 낭종으로 진단 되었다. 수술 후 재발 없이 4개월째 외래 관찰중이다. 저자들은 종격동 부갑상선 낭종 1례를 치험하였기에 문헌 고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.95-97
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• 1981

Cystic intrathoracic lesions of foregut origin are now well recognized and account for approximately 10% of lesions presenting as mediastinal tumors. The terminology used to describe mediastinal endodermal cysts has been confused and sometimes ambiguous. The embryological derivation of these lesions has been the cause of much speculation. It Is suggested that these lesions should be classified Into three main categories based on embryology bronchogenic cyst[resulting from a defect of lung budding], Intramural esophageal cyst[true duplication], and enteric cyst[resulting from the split notochord syndrome]. This communication describes a 26 year old man with intramural esophageal cyst who was diagnosed as posterior medlastlnai tumor preoperatively and cured with extirpation of the cyst.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.209-212
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• 1995

Cystic hygroma is a cystic tumor developed by lymphatic stasis due to congenital blockage of regional lymphatic drainage. It ususally occurs at neck and axilla. However, in some cases of cervical cystic hygroma, cervical portions of the cysts may extend into the mediastinum. We experienced a case of huge cervico-mediastinal cystic tumor in 11 month old girl presenting a large fluctuating neck mass and severe respiratory distress. Surgical resection was done through combined approach of cervical incision and median sternotomy. Pathological diagnosis was confirmed to cervico-mediastinal cystic hygroma.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.424-428
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• 1979

Clinical observation were performed on 25 cases of Mediastinal tumors or Cyst, those were admitted and treated at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Korea University Hospital, during the 6 years period from March 1973 to March 1979. The following results are obtained. Of 25 cases, 19 patients were males and 6 patients were females. Range of age varied widely from 2 years to 72 years. Approximately 28% were younger than 15 years of age at the time of diagnosis. The common subjective symptoms of the patients were anterior chest pain [36%], coughing [27%], dyspnea and a few incidence of hemoptysis. Diagnostic procedures were posteroanterior and lateral chest roentgenorgrams, Chest tomograms, Brochograms, Esophagograms, Mediastinoscopy, Scalene and Axillary Lymph node biopsy, and Needle aspiration biopsy. In the histological distribution on Mediastinal tumors in order of frequency, Neurogenic tumor 6 cases [25%], Lymphoma 5 cases [21%], Bronchogenic cyst 4 cases [17%], Pericardial cyst 2 cases [8.3%], Teratodermoid tumor 2 cases [8.3%], and each one case of Rhabdomyosarcoma, Seminoma, Cavernous hemangioma, Anthracosis, Tuberculoma were noted respectively. Of 24 cases of the histologically confirmed Mediastinal tumors, 6 cases [24%] were malignant. Thoracotomy for removal of tumor or cyst was performed on 17 cases and offered cure of all benign tumors. In 6 cases of malignant tumors, Chemotherapy with Vincristine, Cyclophosphamide and Prednisolone was given to 1 case Lymphoma. There was no case of postoperative mortality.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제30권11호
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• pp.1149-1153
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• 1997

재팽창성 폐부종은 만성적으로 허탈된 폐를 흉강 삽관술이나 늑막 천자술에 의해 급속히 재팽창시킬 때 발생하는 드문 합병증이다. 이는 또한 폐허탈 기간이 참거나 흉강내 흡인술의 적용없이도 발생할 수 있다. 저자들은 거대 종격동 흉선낭종의 절제술후 동반되어 발생한 재팽창 폐부종을 경험하였다. 환자는 26세 여자로 결핵성 흡수로 오인된 거대 종격동 낭종에 의해 장기간 폐허탈이 동반되어 있었다. 흉수배액을 위한 폐쇄식 흉강삽관술로 유발된 낭종의 파열로 농흉이 합병되었다. 저자들은 파열된 흉선낭종과 농홍을 성공적으로 수술 치험하였고, 낭종 절제술후 병발된 재팽창성 폐부종에대해 약물요법과 호기말 양압법을 이용한 기계호흡으로 치료하였다. 환자는 이후 특별한 합병증없이 건강히 퇴원하였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.865-868
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• 1995

A case of bronchogenic cyst associated with a partial pericardial defect is reported. Bronchogenic cysts are not so rare in incidence, but they are more rare when associated with a pericardial defect, the first case being reported by Rusby and Sellors in 1945. Recently, we experienced such a rare case of a bronchogenic cyst with a partial pericardial defect. The patient is a 39-year-old female and she was found to have a left anterior mediastinal mass during routine chest X-ray. During the operation, we detected partial pericardial defect after removal of the mediastinal mass. The pericardial defect was repaired with a Gore-Tex Membrane. The pathological examination of the mass showed a bronchogenic cyst. The patient had an uneventful hospital course.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.210-214
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• 1981

The bronchogenic cysts result from an abnormal budding or branching of the tracheo-bronchial tree from the primitive foregut. Bronchogenic cysts may be pulmonary or mediastinal. The most common location for a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst is in relation to the carina. They are usually solitary. They usually are thin walled and contain fluid that is most often clear. The cyst is lined by ciliated columnar epithelium. The bronchogenic cyst i~ usually asymptomatic. They can cause pressure symptoms. When they become infected, symptoms do occur. We report 3 cases of bronchogenic cysts experienced at the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyungpook National University Hospital. Case I, a man of 20 year-old, had a cyst at the site between aortic arch and left pulmonary artery. He complained cough and dyspnea. The cyst wasn`t communicated with tracheobronchial tree. Case II was 55-year-old male who had had hemoptysis. A huge cyst was located within the lower lobe of left lung and removed by pulmonary lobectomy. There were not any symptoms in Case III that was 6-year old girl. That cyst was located just next to the right main bronchus.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.62-78
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• 2023

As the majority of incidentally detected lesions in the anterior mediastinum is small nodules with soft tissue appearance, the differential diagnosis has typically included thymic neoplasm and prevascular lymph node, with benign cyst. Overestimation or misinterpretation of these lesions can lead to unnecessary surgery for ultimately benign conditions. Diagnosing mediastinal cysts using MRI serves as a problem-solving modality in distinguishing between surgical and nonsurgical anterior mediastinal lesions. The pitfalls of MRI evaluation for anterior mediastinal cystic lesions are as follows: first, we acknowledge the limitation of T2-weighted images for evaluating benign cystic lesions. Due to variable contents within benign cystic lesions, such as hemorrhage, T2 signal intensity may be variable. Second, owing to extensive necrosis and cystic changes, the T2 shine-through effect may be seen on diffusion-weighted images (DWI), and small solid portions might be missed on enhanced images. Therefore, both enhancement and DWI with apparent diffusion coefficient values should be considered. An algorithm will be suggested for the diagnostic evaluation of anterior mediastinal cystic lesions, and finally, a management strategy based on MRI features will be suggested.