Journal of Chest Surgery
- Volume 11 Issue 1
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- Pages.97-101
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- 1978
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- 2765-1606(pISSN)
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- 2765-1614(eISSN)
Primary Cyst of The Diaphragm: Report of A Case
횡경막에 발생한 원발성낭종의 수술 치험 1예
- O, Cheol-Su (Department of Thoracic Surgery, Shcoll of Medicine, Hanyang University) ;
- Jee, Heng-Ok ;
- Kim, Kun-Ho
- Published : 1978.03.01
Abstract
Primary cyst of the diaphragm is a rather uncommon disease. This is a report of a case of diaphragmatic cyst, located in the tendinous portion of the right diaphragm. The patient had no specific symptoms in the respiratory systems, but suffered from gastrointestinal symptoms [indigestion, epigastralgia, and loss of appetite etc.] for 2 months. Accidentally, on a simple chest x-ray examination, a round homogenous mass density was discovered. Tomography showed a well circumscribed parenchymatous mass. So a coin lesion in the medial segment of the right lower lobe was suspected. A thoracotomy was performed. There were no pathological findings in the lung and pleura. A ping-pong ball sized round mass, which was soft, elastic and fluctuated,was noted in the tendinous portion of the diaphragm. It was enucleated completely without diaphragmatic rupture, and diagnosed as a primary diaphragmatic cyst [fibrous-walled] by the histopathologic examination. Postoperative course was uneventful.
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