We describe the clinical, pathological, and imaging findings of mediastinal tumors with focus
on thymic hyperplasia, thymic epithelial tumors, and germ cell tumors, malignant lymphoma …

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has gained wide acceptance as an important, minimally
invasive diagnostic tool in gastroenterology, pulmonology, visceral surgery and oncology …

PURPOSE: To characterize the imaging features of bronchogenic cysts. MATERIALS AND
METHODS: The computed tomographic (CT) and/or magnetic resonance (MR) or …

Objectives Congenital cysts of the mediastinum are an uncommon but important diagnostic
group, representing 12 to 30% of all mediastinal masses. The purpose of this study was to …

Objective Bronchogenic and esophageal duplication cysts are congenital anomalies of the
tracheobronchial tree and foregut that are often asymptomatic at initial presentation in …

BACKGROUND: The clinical presentation of lung bronchogenic cysts (BC) is variable, from
respiratory distress at birth to late appearance of symptoms. METHODS: This study of BC …

Bronchogenic cysts are uncommon congenital anomalies of foregut origin and usually
located within the mediastinum and the lung. A retrospective study of 33 thoracic …

Background/Purpose: Bronchogenic cysts and esophageal duplications are usually
considered as separate foregut malformations. Yet, both are thought to arise from the same …

A best evidence topic in cardiac surgery was written according to a structured protocol. The
question addressed was whether asymptomatic bronchogenic cysts in adults require …

BACKGROUND.: Although thoracoscopy was originally described in 1910, recent
developments in video-assisted surgical techniques and endoscopic equipment has …