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Case No : 1421 Date 2025-01-13

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  • Courtesy of Kyung Hee Lee / Inha University Hospital
  • Age/Sex 56 / F
  • Chief ComplaintEpigastric pain, radiating pain to back.
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Diagnosis With Brief Discussion

Diagnosis
Mullerian cyst
Radiologic Findings
Fig. 1-4. Fluid attenuated, non enhancing mass with fluid-fluid level in posterior mediastinum abutting descending thoracic aorta.
Fig. 5. Fat suppressed T2WI shows well-demarcated mass with homogeneous high signal intensity.
Fig. 6. ADC maps shows no diffusion restriction.
Fig. 7. The posterior mediastinal lesion is high SI on T1WI and not enhanced on post contrast T1WI.
Brief Review
Mediastinal cysts have a broad range of etiologies, such as bronchogenic, thymic, neuroenteric cysts and M
References
1. Kobayashi S, Inoue T, Karube Y, Hayama M, Oyaizu T, Honma K, et al. A case of Mullerian cyst arising in posterior mediastinum. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2012;18:39-41.
2. Simmons M, Duckworth LV, Scherer K, Drew P, Ruch D. Mullerian cysts of the posterior mediastinum: report of two cases and review of the literature. JTD 2013;5(1)
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No. of Applicants : 61

▶ Correct Answer : 16/61,  26.2%
  • - , Japan SUZUNE TSUKAMOTO
  • - medical scanning , Japan HIROAKI ARAKAWA
  • - Fukuoka university , Japan KEISUKE SATO
  • - Toyota Kosei Hospital , Japan YUKI HAYASHI
  • - University of Tsukuba, Dept of Radiology , Japan MANABU MINAMI
  • - Kyoto University , Japan AKIHIKO SAKATA
  • - University of Yamanashi , Japan KOJIRO ONOHARA
  • - Healthy Longevity Medical Center , Japan SHIN-ICHI CHO
  • - Matsunami General Hospital , Japan TARO TAKEDA
  • - Ishikawa Matto Central Hospital , Japan MANABU AKIMOTO
  • - , Japan MARINO TANIGUCHI
  • - , Japan YOSHIKI ISHII
  • - , Japan SHUNJIRO NOGUCHI
  • - Mie university , Japan SHIKO OKABE
  • - Osaka University , Japan AKINORI HATA
  • - University of Yamanashi , Japan HIROAKI WATANABE
▶ Correct Answer as Differential Diagnosis : 7/61,  11.5%
  • - Yonsei University,Severance Hospital , Korea (South) SEO BUM CHO
  • - Osaka Metropolitan University Hospital , Japan SHU MATSUSHITA
  • - The University of Tokyo Hospital , Japan TOSHIHIRO FURUTA
  • - Shiga General Hospital , Japan YUSAKU MORIBATA
  • - Kyoto University , Japan SHO KOYASU
  • - Jichi Medical University, School of Medicine , Japan MITSURU MATSUKI
  • - Kantou Rousai Hospital , Japan KAORU SUMIDA
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