Posterior mediastinal Müllerian cyst: a rare cause of pain in a young woman. (July 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Weedle, Rebecca; Conway, Keith; Saftic, Igor; Soo, Alan
• Is Part Of: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals. Volume 25:Number 6(2017)
• Page Start: 466
• Page End: 468
• Publication Date: 2017-07
• Subjects: Mediastinal cyst -- Mullerian ducts -- Receptors -- estrogen -- Receptors -- progesterone -- Thoracic surgery -- video-assisted; Heart -- Diseases -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Heart -- Surgery -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Asia -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Pacific Area -- Periodicals; Chest -- Surgery -- Periodicals; 617.412
• DOI: 10.1177/0218492317716588
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0218-4923

Abstract

Thoracic pain in a young woman carries a wide differential diagnosis. We present the case of a 37-year-old woman who presented with thoracic pain due to a posterior mediastinal Müllerian cyst. Excision was performed by left uniportal video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery. This is the first report to describe thoracic pain that resolved with excision of the cyst.