@article{oai:repository.lib.tottori-u.ac.jp:00005056, author = {Fujioka, Shinji and Haruki, Tomohiro and Haruki, Tomohiro and Adachi, Yoshin and Miwa, Ken and Miwa, Ken and Taniguchi, Yuji and Nakamura, Hiroshige and Nakamura, Hiroshige and Ito, Hisao and Ito, Hisao and Fujioka, Shinji and Adachi, Yoshin and Taniguchi, Yuji}, issue = {2}, journal = {Yonago Acta medica, Yonago Acta medica}, month = {Jun}, note = {We report a very rare case of anterior mediastinal bronchogenic cyst, successfully resected by thoracoscopic surgery. A 78-year-old female was noted as having an abnormal shadow on her chest X-ray during a routine medical checkup. Chest CT revealed a cystic tumor in the anterior mediastinum. A thymic cyst was suspected after a detailed examination and thoracoscopic surgery was performed. A cystic tumor containing yellowish-white mucus measuring 46 × 33 × 19 mm in size was successfully removed. Calcification was also observed in the cyst wall. Pathologically, the tumor was characterized by a ciliated columnar epithelial lining, and was subsequently diagnosed as a bronchogenic cyst. Although they may be rare, bronchogenic cysts should also be considered in the evaluation of cystic tumors in the anterior mediastinum.}, pages = {41--44}, title = {Thoracoscopic Resection of an Anterior Mediastinal Bronchogenic Cyst}, volume = {50}, year = {2007} }