The superior aortic recess is one of the superior portions of the transverse sinus which is located around the ascending aorta. The fluid collection of the superior aortic recess is sometimes revealed on chest computed tomography, and it becomes more difficult to differentiate from a cystic tumor or lymphadenopathy when the amount of collected fluid is large or the fluid is extended into another area. We report two cases of fluid collection in the superior aortic recess which was misdiagnosed as a cystic mediastinal tumor that underwent surgical resection. An extremely large amount of fluid collection and cephalad extension led us to this clinical course.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11303344 | PMC |
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.66331 | DOI Listing |
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