Retroperitoneal multilocular bronchogenic cyst adjacent to adrenal gland.
10.3349/ymj.1999.40.5.523
- Author:
Seok Woo YANG
1
;
John A LINTON
;
Sok Jong RYU
;
Dong Hwan SHIN
;
Cheong Soo PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, Yonsei University Wonju Medical College, Seoul, Korea. shindh417@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchogenic cyst;
multilocular;
retroperitoneum;
CT
- MeSH:
Adrenal Glands/pathology*;
Adult;
Bronchogenic Cyst/pathology*;
Bronchogenic Cyst/diagnosis;
Case Report;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Human;
Male;
Retroperitoneal Space
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
1999;40(5):523-526
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Bronchogenic cysts are generally found in the mediastinum, particularly posterior to the carina, but they rarely occur in such unusual sites as the skin, subcutaneous tissue, pericardium, and even the retroperitoneum. A 30-year-old Korean man underwent surgery to remove a cystic adrenal mass incidentally discovered during routine physical checkup. At surgery, it proved to be a multilocular cyst located in the retroperitoneum adjacent to the left adrenal gland. Microscopically, the cyst was lined by respiratory epithelium over connective tissue with submucous glands, cartilage and smooth muscle, thereby histologically confirming bronchogenic cyst. This is the first reported case of retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst in an adult without other congenital anomalies in Korea.
