Ectopic bronchogenic cyst.

An 11-month-old male infant presented with a history of progressively increasing cough, breathlessness and fever of ten days duration. There was no history of any illness in the past. Examination revealed a 4x4 cms cystic mass in the left anterior triangle of the neck close to the sternal notch. There were no local signs of acute inflammation. Trachea was shifted to the right and bilaterally, harsh bronchovesicular breath sounds with a prolonged expiratory phase could be heard in the chest. There were no crepitations or rhonchi. The rest of the systemic examination was unremarkable.