A Case Report of a Bronchogenic Cyst Misconceived to Lung Cancer.
10.4046/trd.2003.55.5.526
- Author:
Young Wook KIM
1
;
Seong Hee LEE
;
Soon Chang HONG
;
Ho Hak LEE
;
Sang Joon PARK
;
Gwon Jun LEE
;
Jhin Gook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea. psjoon@medigate.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Bronchogenic cyst;
Lung cancer
- MeSH:
Bronchogenic Cyst*;
Bronchoscopy;
Cartilage;
Epithelium;
Humans;
Lung Neoplasms*;
Lung*;
Muscle, Smooth;
Needles;
Radiography, Thoracic;
Thorax;
Young Adult
- From:Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2003;55(5):526-530
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Bronchogenic cysts are generally presented as a well defined mass that have thin and smooth wall in the intrapulmonary or mediastinal area by simple chest radiographs. We present the case of a 20-year-old man with a ill-defined left upper lobe mass, found by chest radiographs. At the preoperative examinations, chest computed tomography showed ill-defined mass with Hounsfield Number 26, and nonspecific findings were shown by the bronchoscopy and percutaneous needle aspiration. The patient was undertaken the left upper lobectomy. The surgical specimen contained a ill-defined mass, measuring 2x3 cm. On the section of the mass, a cyst containing dark brown thick materials was noted. The cyst was unilocular, and the wall showed a trabeculation. Microscopically, the cystic mass was lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epitheliums and surrounded by smooth muscle and cartilage.
