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Vol. 40. Issue 4.
Pages 185-187 (April 2004)
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Vol. 40. Issue 4.
Pages 185-187 (April 2004)
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Mediastinal Enteric Cyst: Unusual Clinical Presentation and Histopathology
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M. Iglesias Sentís
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Correspondence: Dra. M. Iglesias Sentís. Institut Clínic de Pneumologia i Cirurgia Toràcica. Hospital Clínic. Villarroel, 170. 8036 Barcelona. España
, J. Belda Sanchís, J.M. Gimferrer Garolera, M. Catalán Biel, M. Rubio Garay, J. Ramírez Ruiz
Institut Clínic de Pneumologia i Cirurgia Toràcica, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain
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A mediastinal enteric cyst is an uncommon entity which is rare in adults and usually found incidentally. In most cases the lesion is lined by gastrointestinal mucosa, and theories as to the origin of such lesions are diverse. We report an adult case of thoracic enteric cyst that presented with cardiac tamponade and for which histopathological examination revealed the presence of pancreatic tissue. Review of the literature yielded only 1 case of mediastinal enteric cyst with pancreatic tissue.

Key words:
Mediastinal enteric cyst
Cardiac Tamponade
Pancreatic tissue

El quiste entérico mediastínico es una entidad inusual. Es poco frecuente en adultos y es habitual que sea un hallazgo casual. La lesión en la mayoría de ocasiones presenta un re-vestimiento interno mucoso del tracto gastrointestinal, y existen diversas teorías para explicar el origen de estas lesio-nes. Presentamos un caso de quiste entérico torácico en adulto que comenzó con taponamiento cardíaco y que en el estudio histopatológico mostró presencia de tejido pancreá-tico. En la bibliografía médica revisada, únicamente se ha encontrado un caso de quiste entérico mediastínico con tejido pancreático.

Palabras clave:
Quiste entérico mediastínico
Taponamiento cardíaco
Tejido pancreático
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