[Adenocarcinoma arising in a bronchial cyst of the mediastinum].

Abstract

A 39 year-old man with a mediastinal tumor was operated on. After the median sternotomy incision, a mediastinal cyst, which was connected to the right pulmonary hilus with a string, was found. The microscopic examination of the cyst revealed a bronchial cyst with ciliated columunar epithelium and muscle fibers. Adenocarcinoma was found in the mucosa of the cyst. This patient seemed to be the first reported instance of carcinoma in a mediastinal bronchial cyst.

• Authors: N Ohtsuka, T Ohkuma, H Hongoh, A Sada, S Sugihara, Y Miyauchi, M Sugimoto, M Ando, T Matsuda, T Iwamasa
• Journal: Gan no rinsho. Japan journal of cancer clinics (Gan No Rinsho) Vol. 31 Issue 15 Pg. 1914-8 (Dec 1985) ISSN: 0021-4949 [Print] Japan
• PMID: 4094073 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adenocarcinoma (pathology)
• Adult
• Bronchi (pathology)
• Humans
• Male
• Mediastinal Cyst (pathology)
• Mediastinal Neoplasms (pathology)