Pediatr Allergy Respir Dis.  2004 Sep;14(3):234-238.

A Case of Bronchogenic Cyst Incidentally found in a 9-year Old Boy

Affiliations
  • 1Deparment of Pediatrics, and Institute of Allergy, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. mhsohn@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
  • 2Department of Pathology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 4Diagnostic Radiology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Bronchogenic cysts are rare developmental anomalies of the primitive foregut that occur during embryogenesis. They may arise in the mediastinum or within pulmonary parenchyma and, less frequently, below or within the diaphragm. Presenting signs may vary from multiple symptomatic to asymptomatic. A 9-year-old boy was coincidentally found to have a round-shaped mass in chest X-ray which he did not possess during neonatal period. Computer tomography showed a round, homogeneous mass in posterior mediastinum which was adhered to the esophagus. The mass was surgically excised and pathologically confirmed bronchogenic cyst. We hereby present the case with review of literature.

Keyword

Bronchogenic cyst; Childhood; Mass

MeSH Terms

Bronchogenic Cyst*
Child*
Diaphragm
Embryonic Development
Esophagus
Female
Humans
Male*
Mediastinum
Pregnancy
Thorax
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