Journal of Medical and Surgical
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Pages: 28-28DOI: 10.46327/msrjg.1.000000000000009

Date of Publication: 30-Nov--0001

Mediastinum Lymph Node Hydatidosis

Author: Yassine Ouadnouni, Marouane Lakranbi, Mohamed Smahi

Category: JMSR Pathogens

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Abstract:

A 55 year old woman, presented to our hospital with a one year history of coughing and left chest pain. A chest CT-scan showed mediastinal, pleural and pulmonary cystic lesions evoking hydatidosis. Surgical exploration found a cystic lesion of the aorta-pulmonary window..

Keywords: Hydatidosis, Mediastinum, Lymph, node, Surgery

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MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE HYDATIDOSIS.

Yassine Ouadnounia,b,*, Marouane Lakranbia, Mohamed Smahia,b.
a Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Hassan I?d, Fez, Morocco
b Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Benabdellah University-Fez, Morocco

Corresponding author:

Y. Ouadnouni.
Address: Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Hassan IId, Fez, Morocco

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A 55 year old woman, presented to our hospital with a one year history of coughing and left chest pain. A chest CT-scan showed mediastinal, pleural and pulmonary cystic lesions evoking hydatidosis. Surgical exploration found a cystic lesion of the aorta-pulmonary window.

Figure 1: Peroperative view showing a cystic lesion of the aorta-pulmonary window

This is a hydatid cyst of a mediastinum lymph node localization.

Figure 2: hydatid cyst of lymph node

No similar case report is found in literature.

Keywords: Hydatidosis; Mediastinum; Lymph; node; Surgery.

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