scholarly journals Recurrent thoracic duct cyst of the left supraclavicular fossa

Medicine ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 100 (50) ◽  
pp. e28213
Author(s):  
Julie Planchette ◽  
Clara Jaccard ◽  
Audrey Nigron ◽  
Jean-Baptiste Chadeyras ◽  
Guillaume Le Guenno ◽  
...  
2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 82-84 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan An Wang ◽  
Zhi Yuan Zhang ◽  
Jia Wei Zheng ◽  
Wei Min Ye ◽  
Li Zhen Wang ◽  
...  

Spontaneous and asymptomatic supraclavicular thoracic duct cysts occurring in the neck are the rarest. We report a case of a huge thoracic duct cyst occurring in the supraclavicular fossa with a review of the literature and management options. A 28-year-old female had a left supraclavicular mass with a 10-year history. A cervical thoracic duct cyst was diagnosed after chemical analysis of the milky fluid obtained by preoperative fine-needle aspiration. Treatment was achieved by surgical excision of the cyst and thoracic duct ligation. Pathological analysis of the cyst after excision confirmed the diagnosis. In the case of left supraclavicular masses, the rare differential diagnosis of thoracic duct cysts must be considered as a possibility. Magnetic resonance imaging as the imaging method of choice and chemical analysis of the milky fluid obtained by preoperative fine-needle aspiration are sufficient for primary diagnosis. The treatment of this disease consists of simple excision.


2000 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 754-756 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Karajiannis ◽  
Thorsten Krueger ◽  
Eduard Stauffer ◽  
Hans-Beat Ris

Surgery ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 163 (6) ◽  
pp. 1324
Author(s):  
Ahmed Abu-Zaid ◽  
Ali Mohammed Alakhtar ◽  
Faisal Dkhalallah Alshamdin ◽  
Waleed Saleh

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 (oct30 1) ◽  
pp. bcr2013010844-bcr2013010844 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. Kadkhodayan ◽  
M. Yano ◽  
D. T. Cross

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuji Taniguchi ◽  
Ken Miwa ◽  
Yoshin Adachi ◽  
Shinji Fujioka ◽  
Tomohiro Haruki ◽  
...  

2005 ◽  
Vol 132 (2) ◽  
pp. 330-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Gottwald ◽  
Heinrich Iro ◽  
Carsten Finke ◽  
Johannes Zenk

OBJECTIVE: Cysts of the thoracic duct located in the supraclavicular region are uncommon. To date only 12 cases in this topographic area have been described in the literature. Between 1998 and 2002, 5 patients presented to our department with the primary symptom of a palpable soft left-supracavicular swelling that could be displaced relative to adjacent structures. SETTING: In each case, sonography showed a hypoechogenic, almost echo-free, distinctly outlined polycyclic structure with distal echo enhancement at the junction of the left internal jugular vein and the subclavian vein. All 5 patients underwent surgery, the cysts were extirpated, and the numerous communicating lymph vessels localized and meticulously ligated. Pathohistologic analysis of the milky, yellowish fluid obtained by intraoperative puncture confirmed the initial suspicion of a thoracic duct cyst in all patients. CONCLUSION: In the case of left supraclavicular masses, the rare differential diagnosis of a thoracic duct cyst must be considered as a possibility. Sonography as the imaging method of choice is sufficient for primary diagnosis. In addition, a thorax x-ray should be performed in order to exclude an intrathoracic involvement. Surgical extirpation marks the therapy of choice in treating such cysts.


2011 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 90-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Franceschi ◽  
S Gianesini ◽  
A Bahnini ◽  
C Laurian ◽  
E Menegatti ◽  
...  

The objective of this study is to report an overlooked cause of cervical swelling linked to a thoracic duct (TD) intraluminal obstruction. Four consecutive patients underwent supraclavicular fossa echo-colour-Doppler assessment (ECD) because of recurrent spontaneous cervical swelling. In all patients, during the swelling period we documented a TD dilation with hyperechogenic content, resulting undetectable during asymptomatic periods; ECD also allowed an effective differential diagnosis with TD cysts, obstructive malignancy or other causes of cervical swelling. In conclusion, ECD is to be considered an effective tool in cervical swelling and TD anomalies investigation.


2013 ◽  
Vol 27 (7) ◽  
pp. 877-881
Author(s):  
Kenji Kimura ◽  
Jun Nakano ◽  
Misa Noguchi ◽  
Atsushi Fujiwara ◽  
Kotaro Kameyama ◽  
...  

1993 ◽  
Vol 161 (3) ◽  
pp. 675-675 ◽  
Author(s):  
R J Lamers ◽  
A F van Belle
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