"Mediastinal Cyst" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Cysts of one of the parts of the mediastinum: the superior part, containing the trachea, esophagus, thoracic duct and thymus organs; the inferior middle part, containing the pericardium; the inferior anterior part containing some lymph nodes; and the inferior posterior part, containing the thoracic duct and esophagus.
| Descriptor ID |
D008476
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C04.182.444 C08.846.187.145
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| Concept/Terms |
Mediastinal Cyst- Mediastinal Cyst
- Cyst, Mediastinal
- Cysts, Mediastinal
- Mediastinal Cysts
Tracheal Cyst- Tracheal Cyst
- Cyst, Tracheal
- Cysts, Tracheal
- Tracheal Cysts
Thymic Cyst- Thymic Cyst
- Cyst, Thymic
- Cysts, Thymic
- Thymic Cysts
Pericardial Cyst- Pericardial Cyst
- Cyst, Pericardial
- Cysts, Pericardial
- Pericardial Cysts
Thoracic Cyst- Thoracic Cyst
- Cyst, Thoracic
- Cysts, Thoracic
- Thoracic Cysts
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| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mediastinal Cyst" by people in Profiles.
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Non-Neoplastic Thoracic Cysts: A Clinicopathologic Study of 136 Cases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2023 12 01; 47(12):1349-1363.
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Multilocular thymic cyst (MTC) and other tumors with MTC features: Pitfalls in diagnosis. Semin Diagn Pathol. 2022 Mar; 39(2):105-112.
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Non-Neoplastic Mediastinal Cysts. Adv Anat Pathol. 2020 Sep; 27(5):294-302.
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Inflammation and Rupture of a Congenital Pericardial Cyst Manifesting Itself as an Acute Chest Pain Syndrome. Tex Heart Inst J. 2016 Dec; 43(6):537-540.
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Thymic carcinoma associated with multilocular thymic cyst: a clinicopathologic study of 7 cases. Am J Surg Pathol. 2011 Jul; 35(7):1074-9.
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Cervical thymic anomalies--the Texas Children's Hospital experience. Laryngoscope. 2009 Oct; 119(10):1988-93.
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Cervical thymic remnants in children. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2008 Dec; 72(12):1807-13.
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Thoracoscopic excision of an intrathoracic mesothelial cyst in a child. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A. 2008 Apr; 18(2):317-20.
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Giant thymic cyst in left lower hemithorax of a healthy teenaged athlete. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2007 Nov; 134(5):1373-4.
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Cystic well-differentiated neuroendocrine carcinoma (carcinoid tumor): a clinicopathologic and immunohistochemical study of two cases. Am J Clin Pathol. 2006 Sep; 126(3):377-80.