A case of cutaneous bronchogenic cyst over the left scapula

Bronchogenic cyst is noted shortly after birth or in early childhood and usually presents as a swelling or draining sinus in the presternal area. Its origin and pathogenesis can be explained as a developmental anomaly of the tracheobronchial buds from the primitive foregut. The patient was a 4-year-...

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Published inJournal of dermatology Vol. 28; no. 10; p. 572
Main Authors Yu, H J, Kwon, H M, Park, J W, Hwang, D K, Ahn, D K, Park, Y W
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.10.2001
Subjects
Bronchogenic Cyst - diagnosis
Bronchogenic Cyst - pathology
Bronchogenic Cyst - surgery
Child, Preschool
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Scapula
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Summary:Bronchogenic cyst is noted shortly after birth or in early childhood and usually presents as a swelling or draining sinus in the presternal area. Its origin and pathogenesis can be explained as a developmental anomaly of the tracheobronchial buds from the primitive foregut. The patient was a 4-year-old boy with a child-fist-sized soft mass over his left scapula, which had been detected at birth and had been gradually growing. Grossly, it appeared to be a simple cyst with clear mucoid fluid. Histopathological study demonstrated a unilocular cyst composed of ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelia, interspersed goblet cells, smooth muscles, and mucous glands on the cyst wall, which are features compatible with cutaneous bronchogenic cyst.
ISSN:0385-2407
DOI:10.1111/j.1346-8138.2001.tb00034.x