Lymphoepithelial cyst of the mediastinum

Tex Heart Inst J. 2005;32(3):440-1.

Abstract

We report a rare case of lymphoepithelial cyst of the mediastinum. A 38-year-old woman was found to have a right paratracheal mediastinal mass on chest radiograph. Computed tomographic scanning showed a cystic mass on the right side of the trachea. The encapsulated mass was situated in the upper mediastinum and was adherent to the trachea. The lesion was resected via a right thoracotomy. Histopathologic examination showed that the cystic mass was lined with 1 layer of ciliate columnar epithelium. There were no malignant foci. These findings were consistent with a diagnosis of multicystic lymphoepithelial cyst. The postoperative course was uneventful, and the patient was discharged from the hospital on the 7th postoperative day.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Epithelium / pathology
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Lymphoid Tissue / pathology
  • Mediastinal Cyst / diagnostic imaging*
  • Mediastinal Cyst / pathology
  • Mediastinal Cyst / surgery
  • Thoracotomy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed