A Case of Giant Mediastinal Cyst Initially Detected and Diagnosed by Echocardiography

作者：Li, XiaoDong; Wang, XiaoCong; Duan, XiuMei; Xu, Hui^*

来源：Echocardiography-A Journal of Cardiovascular Ultrasound and Allied Techniques, 2015, 32(7): 1193-1195.

DOI：10.1111/echo.12884

• echocardiography
• mediastinal cyst
• CT-enhanced scanning
• thoracoscopy

Mediastinal cysts are a group of benign mediastinal lesions, and their diagnoses are primarily depended on x-ray and computed tomography. The development of ultrasound instruments and inspection techniques in recent years has led to the ability to use transthoracic echocardiography to clearly display structures surrounding the heart according to the dark fluid space (blood) of the atrium, ventricles, and large vessels as an acoustic This technique offers improved detection rates of mediastinal lesions. We report a case of a mediastinal cyst that was first detected and diagnosed on thoracic echocardiography examination and then confirmed by thoracoscopic surgery and pathological analysis. @@@ Mini-Abstract The diagnoses of mediastinal cysts are primarily depended on x-ray and computed tomography. The development of ultrasound instruments in recent years has led to improved detection rates of mediastinal lesions. We report a case of a mediastinal cyst that was first detected and diagnosed on thoracic echocardiography examination.

• 出版日期2015-7
• 单位吉林大学