Mediastinal Parathyroid Cyst.
- Author:
Dong Hoon KIM
1
;
Gou Young KIM
;
Joung ho HAN
;
Tae Seong KIM
;
Jhin gook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. jhhan@smc.samsung.co.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mediastinum;
Parathyroid Glands;
Cyst
- MeSH:
Adult;
Chromogranin A;
Cytoplasm;
Foreign Bodies;
Humans;
Male;
Mediastinum;
Parathyroid Glands;
Pharynx;
Sensation;
Supine Position;
Thorax;
Trachea;
Triacetoneamine-N-Oxyl
- From:Korean Journal of Pathology
2003;37(4):296-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The mediastinal parathyroid cyst is a very rare cause of space occupying lesions in the mediastinum.We report a case of a non-functioning mediastinal parathyroid cyst that occurred ina 42 year-old male. He suffered from foreign body sensation of the throat whenever he wasin the supine position. A chest computed tomography showed a round cyst with a narrowbase attached to trachea. It was white and tan, thin-walled semi-transparent cyst containingyellow and tan serous fluid. Microscopically it was characterized by a thin fibrous wall linedwith a single or double layer of uniform cells with clear cytoplasm and small nuclei. The liningcells were immunopositive for chromogranin A.
