Mediastinum
Cystic lesions
Pancreatic pseudocyst
Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.B.B.S.
Last author update: 1 December 2012
Last staff update: 16 August 2022
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PubMed Search: Pancreatic pseudocyst mediastinum
Table of Contents
Definition / general | Clinical features | Radiology images | Case reports | Clinical images | Gross images | Microscopic (histologic) imagesCite this page: Gulwani H. Pancreatic pseudocyst. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/mediastinumpancreaticpseudo.html. Accessed March 30th, 2023.
Definition / general
- Rarely is present in mediastinum
- Encapsulated collection of pancreatic secretion, blood and necrotic material
- Almost always occurs in the lower part of the posterior mediastinum
- Gains access to the chest via esophageal or aortic hiatus
Clinical features
- Cystic posterior mediastinal mass that develops over a short time in a patient with pancreatitis (pseudocyst)
- CT / MRI shows fluid containing mediastinal cystic mass (Radiographics 2002;22:S79)
Radiology images
Case reports
- 4 year old Syrian boy with mediastinal mass (Case of the Week #374)
Clinical images
Gross images
Microscopic (histologic) images
