Bronchogenic cysts arise from an abnormal budding of the ventral diverticulum of the foregut or the tracheobronchial tree during embryogenesis. They are rarely found intrapericardially. Herein, we report the case of a 43-year-old man who presented with a ruptured intrapericardial bronchogenic cyst (IBC), with aggravating symptoms of chest tightness and shortness of breath. The cyst was complete...

Bronchogenic cysts are the most common cystic mediastinal lesion in children. Bronchogenic cyst causing unilateral obstructive emphysema is a rare presentation. We report the case of a one and half month old infant who presented with respiratory distress which was initially suspected as left pneumothorax on frontal chest radiograph but was later found to be due to hyperinflated left lung and he...

Alveolar adenoma (AA) is extremely rare benign tumor of the lung. This tumor is comprised of proliferative type II alveolar epithelium and septal mesenchyma and shows characterized immunohistochemical patterns. Up to date, there have been only few reports describing this disease. Here we described a case of alveolar adenoma in a 48-year-old woman. This female patient was incidentally found to h...

Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions from the primitive foregut, mostly located in the mediastinum. Surgical excision in symptomatic cases is often challenging. Video-assisted mediastinoscopy offers a safe and effective approach with less morbidity and shorter hospital stay compared to open sternotomy or posterolateral thoracotomy. We describe a case of a young female with a large symptoma...

Abstract Background Large intracardiac bronchogenic cysts are rare mediastinal masses. However, they must always be considered in the differential diagnosis of heart failure with abnormal chest X-ray. Case presentation We present a 60-year-old female patient de novo atrial fibrillation, and very large intrapericardial mass. The underwent successful surgical resection, pathological findings conf...