2008年7月
Nonfunctional mediastinal parathyroid cyst: imaging findings in two cases
CLINICAL IMAGING
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- 巻
- 32
- 号
- 4
- 開始ページ
- 310
- 終了ページ
- 313
- 記述言語
- 英語
- 掲載種別
- 研究論文(学術雑誌)
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.12.010
- 出版者・発行元
- ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
The authors describe the computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance (MR) imaging findings of a 69-year-old woman and a 69-year-old man with a nonfunctional mediastinal parathyroid cyst. In the described cases, unenhanced CT showed homogeneous areas of water density, and unenhanced MRI showed homogeneous areas that were isointense to cerebrospinal fluid, reflecting their serous fluid contents. Both cysts were located posterior to the left lower pole of the thyroid gland with an extension to the superior mediastinum, either anterior or posterior to the left brachiocephalic vein. CT and MR imaging findings of parathyroid cysts are nonspecific, and they are often difficult to differentiate from other cystic lesions located in the lower neck or in the superior mediastinum. However, a parathyroid cyst should be considered when radiologic images demonstrate its characteristic location, posterior to the thyroid gland, with an extension to the superior mediastinum. (c) 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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- DOI : 10.1016/j.clinimag.2007.12.010
- ISSN : 0899-7071
- Web of Science ID : WOS:000257908300010