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Chest X-ray taken at initial presentation-showing mass in right hemi-thorax causing mediastinal displacement. Thoracic vertebral anomalies can also be identified
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The attending team diagnosed bilateral pneumothoraces on chest X-ray [Figure 1], greater on the right.
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Coronal computed tomography with contrast demonstrating right intra-thoracic mass causing mediastinal shift to the left and obstructive emphysematous changes of right lower and middle lung
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Subsequent computed tomography (CT) [Figure 2] of the chest confirmed a large cystic mass (measuring 4.5 cm) in the posterior mediastinum, displacing the oesophagus anteriorly and remaining mediastinal contents to the left.
Magnetic resonance imaging, coronal section-demonstrating cystic mass in right hemi-thorax
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In view of the vertebral anomalies, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [Figure 3] was conducted.
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