Thymic cyst causing acute respiratory failure and subtotal atelectasis in two-day-old baby: case report

Günay Şamil; İrfan Eser; Mehmet Salih Aydın; Şit Uçar; İbrahim Can Kürkçüoğlu; Ahmet Şeker; Zafer Hasan Ali Sak; Funda Yalçın

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.8018

Günay Şamil¹, İrfan Eser², Mehmet Salih Aydın³, Şit Uçar¹, İbrahim Can Kürkçüoğlu², Ahmet Şeker², Zafer Hasan Ali Sak², Funda Yalçın²

¹Özel OSM Ortadoğu Hastanesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Kliniği, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye
²Harran Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi, Göğüs Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, 3Kalp ve Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Şanlıurfa, Türkiye

DOI : 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2015.8018

Thymic cysts are rare benign lesions which can be observed in neck and mediastinum. In this article, we report a two-day-old patient with postnatal respiratory failure which is a rare condition. Pathologic examination revealed a cystic structure located in upper mediastinum and right thorax which caused mediastinal shift and atelectasis in right lung. Mediastinal cyst was excised with right lateral thoracotomy and was reported as thymic cyst. The fact that patient was operated while two-day-old and recovered is a rare condition in the literature. According to our observations, excision of cystic lesions in babies developing acute respiratory failure and with deteriorating health condition may be life saving.

Keywords : Congenital thymic cyst; mediastinal cysts; mediastinal masses in newborn

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