1. Primary Mucinous Adenocarcinoma of the Posterior Mediastinum
Hiroyoshi Tsubochi, MD, Koichi Kaneko, MD, Hirozo Sakaguchi, MD, Yoshihiko Shimizu, MD, Hiroyuki Nitanda, MD, Nobuhiro Yamazaki, MD, Hironori Ishida, MD 
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 
Volume 95, Issue 6, Pages (June 2013)
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2. Fig 1
(A) Computed tomography (CT) image, showing a cystic mass in the posterior mediastinum, extending into the right thoracic cavity. (B) Sagittal CT image, showing that the tumor displaced the diaphragm and inferior vena cava.
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3. Fig 2
The cut surface of the resected tumor, showing unilocular cyst filled with abundant gray gelatinous fluid.
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4. Fig 3
The wall of the tumor was lined with cuboidal and columnar malignant epithelial cells. (A) A single layer of smooth muscle is observed. (B) The epithelium cells of the tumor contained varying amounts of mucin. (Hematoxylin and eosin stain, original magnification ×100).
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