Posterior mediastinal Müllerian cyst: a rare cause of pain in a young woman

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2017 Jul;25(6):466-468. doi: 10.1177/0218492317716588. Epub 2017 Jun 12.

Abstract

Thoracic pain in a young woman carries a wide differential diagnosis. We present the case of a 37-year-old woman who presented with thoracic pain due to a posterior mediastinal Müllerian cyst. Excision was performed by left uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. This is the first report to describe thoracic pain that resolved with excision of the cyst.

Keywords: Mediastinal cyst; Mullerian ducts; Receptors; Thoracic surgery; estrogen; progesterone; video-assisted.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biopsy
  • Chest Pain / diagnosis
  • Chest Pain / etiology*
  • Choristoma / complications*
  • Choristoma / diagnosis
  • Choristoma / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mediastinal Cyst / complications*
  • Mediastinal Cyst / diagnosis
  • Mediastinal Cyst / surgery
  • Mullerian Ducts*
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome