Kyobu geka. The Japanese journal of thoracic surgery
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A case of mediastinal bronchogenic cyst communicating with the esophagus was reported. Previously, only 2 cases have been reported in the available literature. A 34-year-old man was admitted with a cystic mass communicating with the esophagus which was demonstrated on a barium study. ⋯ It was a monolocular cyst containing a small amount of viscous mucus. Histologically, the cyst lined by a ciliated columnar epithelium, and it was diagnosed as a bronchogenic cyst because of the presence of the mucous glands, smooth muscle tissue and cartilage. This is the first case report of mediastinal bronchogenic cyst with esophageal communication appeared in the Japanese literature.
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A case of solitary bone cyst of rib was reported. The patient was 28-year-old man who was admitted to our hospital complaining of chest pain caused by pathological fracture of the left 10th rib. Chest x-ray film revealed a solitary cystic lesion of the 10th rib. The tumor was removed by extrapleural rib partial resection and the histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of solitary bone cyst.
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Case Reports
[An experience of surgical treatment for catamenial pneumothorax with diaphragmatic and pulmonary endometriosis].
A case of catamenial pneumothorax with diaphragmatic and pulmonary endometriosis is presented. A 43-year-old, married woman had three times of recurrent right pneumothorax during the period from January to July on 1990. Each episode was apparently related to the onset of the menstruation suggesting catamenial pneumothorax. ⋯ Microscopic examination of the excised specimens showed endometrial stroma in the diaphragm and subpleural layer of the lung. Although it has been postulated that intrathoracic endometriosis is a possible cause of the pneumothorax, very few cases have been reported in which pulmonary or pleural endometriosis was demonstrated histologically. Surgical and pathologic findings are documented discussing the relationship of both conditions in this report.