An uncommon mediastinal cyst with a rare neurologic consequence

Sivakumar Sivalingam; Ahmad U Qureshi; Leong M Chern; Haifa A Latiff

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.060

An uncommon mediastinal cyst with a rare neurologic consequence

Ann Thorac Surg. 2014 Apr;97(4):e93-5. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.060.

Authors

Sivakumar Sivalingam¹, Ahmad U Qureshi², Leong M Chern³, Haifa A Latiff³

Affiliations

¹ Cardiothoracic Surgery Department, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
² Paediatric Cardiology Department, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: qureshiahmad@yahoo.com.
³ Paediatric Cardiology Department, National Heart Institute, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

PMID: 24694456
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2013.12.060

Abstract

Enteric cysts are uncommon posterior mediastinal cysts, usually presenting with respiratory symptoms in infancy. We present a rare case of posterior mediastinal enteric cyst extending from below the diaphragm and perforating into the left atrium, causing a thromboembolic cerebral infarct in a 5-year-old boy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cerebral Infarction / etiology*
Child, Preschool
Humans
Intracranial Embolism / etiology*
Intracranial Thrombosis / etiology*
Male
Mediastinal Cyst / complications*