A Giant Cystic Mediastinal Tuberculosis Communicating with Pericardium.
10.4046/trd.2002.53.4.439
- Author:
Jin Hyuk KIM
1
;
Jee Hong YOO
;
Chun Yung CHOI
;
Tae Wook WOO
;
Nam Hoon KIM
;
Young Hee KIM
;
Hong Mo KANG
;
Ju Hie LEE
;
Dong Wook SUNG
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. honglung@chollian.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- MeSH:
Dyspnea;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Lymphatic Diseases;
Mediastinal Cyst;
Middle Aged;
Pericardium*;
Radiography;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Tuberculosis*
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2002;53(4):439-444
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a very rare case of mediastinal tuberculosis in a 57-year old woman who presented with a large mediastinal cyst on chest radiography. She had a 10-year history of exertional dyspnea, but felt comfortable at a rest. A subsequent chest CT suggested a mediastinal cyst with mediastinal lymphadenopathy and communicating pericardial sac. She underwent a thoracotomy and excision of the mass, which was histologically revealed to be of tuberculous origin. Although rare, the apparent increase in the incidence of tuberculosis may result mediastinal cysts being diagnosed mediastinal tuberculosis. We also briefly review mediastinal lymphadenopathy due to tuberculosis.
