Mesothelial Cyst of the Posterior Mediastinum - A case report -

후 종격동에 발생한 중피낭종 - 1예 보고 -

  • Lee Jang-Hoon (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Kwon Jin-Tae (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Jung Tae-Eun (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim Mi-Jin (Department of Pathology, Yeungnam University Medical Center) ;
  • Lee Jung-Cheul (Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yeungnam University Medical Center)
  • 이장훈 (영남대학교의료원 흉부외과) ;
  • 권진태 (영남대학교의료원 흉부외과) ;
  • 정태은 (영남대학교의료원 흉부외과) ;
  • 김미진 (영남대학교의료원 병리과) ;
  • 이정철 (영남대학교의료원 흉부외과)
  • Published : 2006.08.01

Abstract

Mesothelial cyst is a rare mediastinal tumor and usually presents in the right cardiophrenic angle. However, it sometimes occurs in atypical locations and it’s locating in the posterior mediastinum, especially, is very rare. A large cystic mass of the posterior mediastinum between pericardium and vertebral body was incidentally recognized in a patient of a 30-year-old woman admitted due to traffic accident. Even though it was very large in size measuring 18 em at longest diameter and is extending mainly to the left pleural cavity, she had no symptomatic complaints. Complete excision was performed through video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery with a additional small working window, which was necessary for dissecting the deepest point to the right pleural cavity. She is in good condition without recurrence on long-term follow-up.

중피낭종은 드문 종격동질환으로서 주로 우측 심장횡격막 각에서 잘 발생한다. 그러나 드물게는 비전형적인 위치에서 발생하며 특히 후 종격동에서의 발생은 매우 드물다. 교통사고로 내원한 30세 여자환자에서 우연히 심낭과 척추체 사이의 후 종격동에 위치하는 큰 낭종이 발견되었다. 낭종은 장축이 18 cm에 이르는 매우 큰 크기였으며 주로 좌측 흉강 쪽으로 커져 있었으나 환자는 증상을 호소하지 않았다. 반대측 흉강으로의 박리에 어려움이 있어서 작은 수술창을 동반한 비디오흉강경 수술로 완전 절제를 시행하였다. 장기 관찰에서 재발 없이 경과는 양호하였다.

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