Mediastinal bronchogenic cyst with back pain.

Ann Afr Med

Department of Radiology, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika/Zaria, Kaduna State, Northern Nigeria, Nigeria.

Published: October 2010

We report a case of a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst with back pain. The rarity of this lesion and even the more uncommon association of this lesion with symptoms of back pain prompted the report of this case.

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