A case of Mullerian cyst arising in posterior mediastinum

Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2012;18(1):39-41. doi: 10.5761/atcs.cr.11.01678. Epub 2011 Aug 26.

Abstract

A mediastinal Mullerian cyst was initially reported as a new category of congenital cyst by Hattori, et al. in 2005. We treated a 53-year-old female referred to us with a posterior mediastinal tumor found at the Th5 prevertebral level by chest-computed tomography during a medical check-up. She had a history of mediastinal teratoma, which was removed at the age of 35. Chest magnetic resonance imaging revealed homogenous, high-intensity signals in T2-weighted images. The lesion was resected using a thoracoscopic procedure, and histologic and immunohistochemical staining revealed a ciliated cyst of Mullerian origin. The newly established mediastinal Mullerian cyst should be included in the differential diagnosis of posterior mediastinal cysts.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Incidental Findings
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mediastinal Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Mediastinal Cyst / surgery*
  • Middle Aged
  • Mullerian Ducts*
  • Thoracoscopy
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed