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. 1977 Aug;32(4):512-6.
doi: 10.1136/thx.32.4.512.

Mediastinal cyst containing mural pancreatic tissue

M J Carr, A K Deiraniya, P A Judd

Mediastinal cyst containing mural pancreatic tissue

M J Carr et al. Thorax. 1977 Aug.

Abstract

The second documented case of mediastinal ectopic tissue presenting as a mediastinal mass is reported. Previously reported cases of ectopic pancreatic tissue in the thorax are reviewed in an attempt to explain this anomalous development.

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