Bronchogenic cyst

Case contributed by Jeremy Jones
Diagnosis almost certain
x-ray

The NG tube is deviated to the right in the mid-chest and on the lateral, its course is deviated posteriorly around a soft-tissue density mass.

mri

The mediastinal mass demonstrated on the plain film is confirmed at MRI as T2 hyperintense and T1 hypointense without contrast enhancement. It is a fluid-filled cyst, most in keeping with a bronchogenic cyst.

Case Discussion

Features here are of a bronchogenic cyst, a fluid-filled cystic mediastinal mass that causes deviation fo the NG tube posterolaterally.

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