Mediastinum
Cystic lesions
Meningocele-cystic
Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.B.B.S.
Last author update: 1 December 2012
Last staff update: 17 August 2022
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PubMed Search: Meningocele cystic
Cite this page: Gulwani H. Meningocele-cystic. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/mediastinummeningocele.html. Accessed June 9th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Posterior mediastinum cysts in infants or children which communicate with meninges, usually through a defect in vertebral bodies
- Contain clear / amber cerebrospinal fluid
- Usually incidental finding identified prior to surgery
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Thick fibrous wall, lined by flattened arachnoid cells
- Variable neural tissue, calcification
