Author(s)

Smadhi Hanen^1,2,3*, Ben Jemai Emna^1,2,3, Diouani Mohamed Fethi⁴, Abdennadhar Mahdi⁵, Attia Monia⁶, Ayadi-Kaddour Aida⁷, Megdiche Mohamed Lamine^1,2,3

¹Department of Pneumology Ibn Nafis, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
²Faculté de Médecine de Tunis, Université Tunis El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia..
³Faculté des Sciences de Bizerte, Université de Carthage, Carthage, Tunisia..
⁴Laboratoire d’Epidémiologie et de Microbiologie Vétérinaire Institut Pasteur de Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.
⁵Department of Thoracic Surgery, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
⁶Department of Radiology, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
⁷Department of Pathology, Abderrahman Mami University Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.

Intrathoracic mesothelial cysts are congenital lesions due to an abnormal development of the pericardial coelom. They are generally unilocular and can develop in various sites. We describe a case of multicystic lesions in the anterior mediastinum of a 53-year-old woman discovered in a context of an encysted pleural effusion. Chest computed tomography (CT) scan revealed multiple cystic lesions in the anterior and posterior mediastinum. Surgery was carried out and histopathology and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of multiple coelomic cysts of the mediastinum.

Mesothelial, Cysts, Mediastinum, Surgery, Pathology

Hanen, S. , Emna, B. , Fethi, D. , Mahdi, A. , Monia, A. , Aida, A. and Lamine, M. (2018) Unusual Location of Coelomic Cysts. Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 8, 33-37. doi: 10.4236/ojrd.2018.83004.