TY - JOUR
T1 - Mullerian cysts of the posterior mediastinum
T2 - Report of two cases and review of the literature
AU - Simmons, Matthew
AU - Duckworth, Lizette Vila
AU - Scherer, Kurt
AU - Drew, Peter
AU - Rush, Demaretta
PY - 2013/2
Y1 - 2013/2
N2 - Cystic lesions can be occasionally be found in the mediastinum, and typically include bronchogenic cysts, esophageal duplication cysts, and neuroenteric cysts. In 2005, Hattori described the first mediastinal cyst with Mullerian differentiation. Since that time, three other authors have described similar cysts occurring in the posterior mediastinum. Here we present two cases of patients with ciliated cysts with Mullerian differentiation with expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, PAX8 and Wilm's tumor 1, occurring in the posterior mediastinum and review the related literature.
AB - Cystic lesions can be occasionally be found in the mediastinum, and typically include bronchogenic cysts, esophageal duplication cysts, and neuroenteric cysts. In 2005, Hattori described the first mediastinal cyst with Mullerian differentiation. Since that time, three other authors have described similar cysts occurring in the posterior mediastinum. Here we present two cases of patients with ciliated cysts with Mullerian differentiation with expression of estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, PAX8 and Wilm's tumor 1, occurring in the posterior mediastinum and review the related literature.
KW - Estrogen receptor
KW - Mediastinal
KW - Mullerian cyst
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U2 - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.10
DO - 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2012.07.10
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876710528
SN - 2072-1439
VL - 5
SP - E8-E10
JO - Journal of Thoracic Disease
JF - Journal of Thoracic Disease
IS - 1
ER -