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. 2021 May 6;17(4):525–531. doi: 10.4103/jmas.JMAS_137_20

Table 1.

Endoscopic ultrasound and contrast-enhanced computed tomography scan of thorax findings

Case number EUS CECT thorax


Echogenicity Atypical findings FNAC Location of the cyst in the oesophagus Size (cm3) Complications of the cyst
Case 1 Hypoechoic Nil Mucoid material Left lateral wall of the distal 3rd 4.3×3.8×4.2 Probably infected
Case 2 Hypoechoic with internal septa Nil N/P Left posterolateral wall of the mid 3rd 3.9×3.8×3.9 Probable fistulation into the lumen
Case 3 Hypoechoic Nil N/P Left lateral wall of the distal 3rd 9.2×4.5×6.6 Nil
Case 4 Hypoechoic Nil N/P Right lateral wall of the mid 3rd 4.8×3.6×4.4 Nil
Case 5 Hypoechoic Nil Mucoid material Left lateral wall of the distal 3rd 7.0×6.5×3.9 Nil
Case 6 N/P N/P N/P Right lateral wall of the distal 3rd 5×5×3 Nil

EUS: Endoscopic ultrasound, CECT: Contrast-enhanced computed tomography, FNAC: Fine-needle aspiration cytology, N/P: Not performed