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CT scan showing a paratracheal mass with hilar adenopathy and a pleural effusion.
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CT. CT also showed a small right-sided pleural effusion and moderate hilar, mediastinal, mesenteric and pelvic lymphadenopathy (Fig. 1).
Doppler US image and syringe with fluid aspirated from the paratracheal mass.
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To our surprise, the mass was hypoechoic, yet Doppler US (Fig. 2a) did not suggest any blood flow through the lesion. On aspiration, the syringe filled with a serous fluid (Fig. 2b).
CT imaging of the paratracheal mass before (right) and after (left) aspiration using the EBUS needle.
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The cyst was reduced to from 6 cm to 3 cm following drainage (Fig. 3).