Rare Case Of Mediastinal Branchial Cyst: Excision With VATS: Rare Case Of Mediastinal Branchial Cyst: Excision With VATS

Anuj Mahajan; Amandeep Nar; Atul Mishra; Ashvind Bawa

Authors

Anuj Mahajan
Amandeep Nar
Atul Mishra
Ashvind Bawa

Keywords:

Mediastinal cyst, paratracheal cyst, congenital neck cyst

Abstract

Neck swellings are one of the common congenital anomalies ,branchial cysts being one of the most common form .Usually branchial cyst presents as an asymptomatic swelling on the lateral aspect of neck .Their presence in the mediastinum is extremely rare. We report a case of mediastinal cyst in rightparatracheal location, operated by video assisted thoracoscopic approach, and was found to be a branchial cyst on histopathological examination. [Anuj M NJIRM 2016; 7(6): 117-118]

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Rare Case Of Mediastinal Branchial Cyst: Excision With VATS