Acute presentations are unusual and have rarely been reported. We present the unique case of a 36-year-old man seen with an acute coronary syndrome and sudden hemodynamic collapse. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Both patients presented respiratory symptoms and the diagnosis of recurrent BC was suspected by the radiologic findings and confirmed by the microscopic examination. [eurekaselect.com]

• Mediastinal Disease

  Mediastinal diseases are conditions that arise from tissues in this cavity. [utswmedicine.org]

• Pleural Adhesions

  The VATS approach for the diagnostic and therapeutic excision of a mediastinal tumor is easier and safer than an intrapleural approach if a patient has dense pleural adhesions. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

  According to some reported studies, the conversion rate from VATS to open thoracotomy was 8–35%, and the main reason was major pleural adhesion ( 4, 6, 14 ). [jtd.amegroups.com]

Mediastinoscopy not only provides diagnostic information but can also be used safely in the treatment of anterior bronchogenic cysts in patients not amenable to a second operation. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Multidisciplinary contributions on medical treatment, radiation oncology, and surgery and anesthesia are included. Highlights include new material on minimally invasive procedures and thoroughly updated diagnostic and treatment information. [books.google.com]

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Surgical treatment of 60 patients with pulmonary malformations: what have we learned?. J Bras Pneumol 2008; 34: 661-666 8 Kosar A, Tezel C, Orki A, Kiral H, Arman B. Bronchogenic cysts of the lung: report of 29 cases. [thieme-connect.com]

For patients exhibiting symptoms, surgical resection is the preferred treatment modality ( 14 ). [jtd.amegroups.com]

[…] variable signal intensity, from low (similar to fluid) to high (due to protein content) fluid-fluid level has also been reported, attributed to layering of variable fluid content 4-5 T2: usually high signal intensity due to fluid content Treatment and prognosis [radiopaedia.org]

Talk to your doctor to get more accurate information about your prognosis. [healthline.com]

Sex Bronchogenic cysts are more common in males. [2] Age Antenatal diagnosis is made in over 60% of cases. [7] Prognosis Casagrande and Pederiiva conducted a systematic review of the association of congenital lung malformations and malignant lung tumors [emedicine.medscape.com]

Post-operative prognosis is exceptional [ 6, 15 ]. This was a unique case of a symptomatic bronchogenic cyst in a middle-aged female presenting with back pain. Seventy-five percent of patients with bronchogenic cysts are asymptomatic [ 13 ]. [omicsonline.org]

MBC may be involved in the etiology of pneumonia; therefore, bronchogenic cysts need to be resected as soon as possible. [surgicalcasereports.springeropen.com]

They believed that thought the surrounding inflammation made it impossible either surgically or pathologically to establish the exact etiology of the fistula formation[ 6 ]. [cardiothoracicsurgery.biomedcentral.com]

Multiple enhancing lesions in multiple compartments Enhancing masses The differential diagnosis of enhancing mediastinal masses is: Hyperenhancing lymph nodes Thyroid tissue Paragangliomas Hemangiomas Vascular Etiologies On the left multiple enhancing [radiologyassistant.nl]

Epidemiology Frequency United States Although rare, bronchogenic cysts are the second most common subtype of foregut cysts found in the middle mediastinum. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Pathophysiology Bronchogenic cysts occur within the spectrum of foregut duplication cysts and arise from abnormal ventral budding of the tracheobronchial tree. [4] Infants may present with respiratory distress secondary to compression of adjacent airway [emedicine.medscape.com]

After repeat aspiration percutaneous instillation of bleomycin and alcohol has been used to prevent further increase in the size of the cyst. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

To prevent recurrence, all epithelial structures of the cyst wall must be removed. [ispub.com]

[…] are the most common symptoms of bronchogenic cysts; however, serious complications such as SVC syndrome and arrhythmias have occurred as a result of extrinsic compression. 4,5 Bronchogenic cysts, even when asymptomatic, have been treated surgically to prevent [acgcasereports.gi.org]

These type of tumors cannot be prevented. Mediastinal Tumor Menu The mediastinum is divided into three sections What are mediastinal tumors? Tumors (also called neoplasms) are masses of cells. They can be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer). [my.clevelandclinic.org]

Complete surgical resection is recommended for all bronchogenic cysts to establish diagnosis, alleviate symptoms, and prevent complications. [link.springer.com]