A case of tracheoesophageal cyst in the posterior mediastinum

Yonsei Med J. 1989 Dec;30(4):396-401. doi: 10.3349/ymj.1989.30.4.396.

Abstract

We experienced a case of a tracheoesophageal cyst in the posterior mediastinum of a three-year-old girl, who complained of cough and fever. We confirmed this case by computerized tomography and pathologic examination after surgical resection. A brief review of the literature is presented.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Child, Preschool
  • Cysts / diagnostic imaging
  • Cysts / pathology*
  • Cysts / surgery
  • Esophageal Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophageal Cyst / pathology*
  • Esophageal Cyst / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Diseases / diagnostic imaging
  • Mediastinal Diseases / pathology*
  • Radiography
  • Trachea / diagnostic imaging
  • Trachea / pathology*
  • Trachea / surgery