1. Superior tubercular mediastinal cyst presenting as a neck mass
- Author
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Verma, Sanjeev Kumar and Narayan, Kiran Vishnu
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Antitubercular agents -- Dosage and administration ,Cysts -- Risk factors ,Cysts -- Diagnosis ,Cysts -- Care and treatment ,Cysts -- Patient outcomes ,Mediastinoscopy -- Usage ,Mediastinoscopy -- Health aspects ,Mediastinum -- Health aspects ,Mediastinum -- Medical examination ,Mediastinum -- Research ,Health - Abstract
We describe a case of Tuberculous cyst in the superior mediastinum presenting curiously as a supraclavicular swelling. Diagnosis was confirmed by doing a CT scan and FNAC of the neck swelling. Patient was successfully treated with a six month course of antituberculous chemotherapy. Keywords: Tuberculosis | Mediastinal cyst, Introduction Mediastinal tuberculous cyst is a rare entity in litereature. A study on the cysts of the mediastinum for a period of twenty two years had revealed only two cases [...]
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- 2009