Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

Cervical thoracic duct cyst.

Maneesh Gupta1, Todd D Lovelace, Mithran Sukumar

  • 1Department of Molecular and Medical Genetics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR 97201, USA.

Journal of Thoracic Imaging
|April 9, 2005
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Case report: The natural history of congenital pulmonary airway malformations diagnosed in adulthood.

JTCVS techniques·2024
Same author

Iridescent biofilms of Cellulophaga lytica are tunable platforms for scalable, ordered materials.

Scientific reports·2023
Same author

Pulmonary Vascular Complication Associated With Coronavirus Infection and Role of Lung Resection.

The Annals of thoracic surgery·2022
Same author

Organism Engineering for the Bioproduction of the Triaminotrinitrobenzene (TATB) Precursor Phloroglucinol (PG).

ACS synthetic biology·2019
Same author

Prophylactic Aortic Stent Prevents Massive Hemorrhage and Hematemesis After Definitive Esophageal Chemoradiation in a Patient With Pretreatment Aortic Involvement.

Practical radiation oncology·2019
Same author

Effects of Balsamodendron mukul Gum Resin Extract on Articular Cartilage in Papain-induced Osteoarthritis.

Alternative therapies in health and medicine·2016
Same journal

Editors' Recognition for Reviewing in 2025.

Journal of thoracic imaging·2026
Same journal

The Diagnostic and Prognostic Value of Multi-Chamber Strain Analysis by Cardiac MRI in Amyloidosis.

Journal of thoracic imaging·2026
Same journal

Computed Tomography-Derived Nakata Index as a Predictor of Functional Impairment in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Journal of thoracic imaging·2026
Same journal

Regarding the Society of Thoracic Radiology Mentoring Program.

Journal of thoracic imaging·2026
Same journal

Pulmonary Fungal Infections in Immunocompetent Patients.

Journal of thoracic imaging·2026
Same journal

The Air-Cleft Sign: Imaging and Histopathologic Findings in 7 Cases of Pulmonary Benign Metastasizing Leiomyomatosis.

Journal of thoracic imaging·2026
See all related articles

Thoracic duct cysts, rare mediastinal masses, can be treated with minimally invasive surgery. This case highlights successful thoracic duct ligation using VATS for a cervical thoracic duct cyst.

Area of Science:

  • Thoracic surgery
  • Vascular surgery
  • Diagnostic imaging

Background:

  • Thoracic duct cysts are uncommon lesions that manifest as mediastinal or supraclavicular masses.
  • Diagnosis often involves advanced imaging and aspiration techniques.

Observation:

  • A 77-year-old female presented with a left supraclavicular mass.
  • Contrast-enhanced CT suggested a cervical thoracic duct cyst.
  • Ultrasound-guided aspiration and lymphangiography confirmed the diagnosis.

Findings:

  • Therapeutic embolization of the thoracic duct was unsuccessful.
  • Definitive treatment involved thoracic duct ligation via video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS).
  • Surgical excision of the cyst followed the ligation.

Related Experiment Videos

Implications:

  • This case represents the first reported use of minimally invasive surgery for thoracic duct ligation in treating thoracic duct cysts.
  • VATS offers a less invasive approach for managing these rare conditions.
  • Successful VATS ligation followed by excision provides a new therapeutic option.