Cutaneous Bronchogenic Cyst of the Anterior Chest Wall.
- Author:
Yoon Kyu PARK
1
;
Jun HUR
;
Seoung Wan CHAE
;
Jin Hee SOHN
;
Dae Kun YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Cutaneous bronchogenic cyst;
Anterior chest wall
- MeSH:
Branchioma;
Bronchogenic Cyst*;
Child;
Diagnosis;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Male;
Mandible;
Neck;
Parturition;
Respiratory Mucosa;
Shoulder;
Teratoma;
Thoracic Wall*;
Thorax*;
Thyroglossal Cyst
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2001;60(6):678-680
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cutaneous bronchogenic cyst is a benign congenital anomaly of the embryonic foregut and is an extremely rare lesion. This lesion is localized in the suprasternum, neck, mandible, and shoulders. The authors experienced this diseases in a 7-year-old male with a palpable mass on the anterior chest wall since birth. The mass was soft, non-tender, well demarcated and 5x4 cm in size. The histopathologic finding was a ciliated pseudostratified columnar respiratory epithelium at the cyst inner wall. The histopathologic diagnosis was a cutaneous bronchogenic cyst. The differential diagnosis includes branchial cleft cyst, thyroglossal duct cyst, teratoma, and cutaneous ciliated cyst. The purpose of this report is to document a cutaneous bronchogenic cyst, located on the anterior chest wall, an unusual localization of this lesion. Since this cyst has a potential for malignancy, treatment should consist of complete excision with follow-up.
