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KMID : 1812420230560040286
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Journal of Chest Surgery
2023 Volume.56 No. 4 p.286 ~ p.289
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Huge Primary Pleural Cyst Mimicking an Exophytic Echinococcal Cyst: A Case Report
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Yoon Jae-Shin
Lim Hyun-Ah
Kim Hee-Kyung
Kim Kyung-Soo
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Abstract
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A 58-year-old woman presented with an incidental asymptomatic mass occupying the entire right lower thorax. A radiologic study demonstrated a huge cystic mass, initially suggestive of an exophytic echinococcal cyst. After unsuccessful catheter drainage, the patient was referred for surgery, and curative resection of the lung-, heart-, and diaphragm-compressing mass was performed under video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. Culture studies revealed no growth of parasitic, bacterial, or fungal infections, and the final pathological result confirmed a primary pleural cyst. Thoracic cystic masses mostly manifest as bronchogenic or pericardial cysts, while primary pleural cysts have rarely been reported. We present a rare case of a huge pleural cyst that initially mimicked an echinococcal cyst.
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KEYWORD
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Pleural cyst, Echinococcal cyst, Video-assisted thoracic surgery, Thoracoscopy, Case report
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