Mediastinal bronchogenic cysts are usually identified on computed tomography (CT) as well-defined masses of variable density that may contain rim calcifications. Pleural effusion has never been described in association with these cysts. We report two cases of bronchogenic cysts with unusual presentation because of an association with a pleural effusion not explained by pulmonary infection. The ...

Major vascular involvement by a bronchogenic cyst is rare; most large cysts cause respiratory symptoms. We present a case in which a large bronchogenic cyst was adherent to the left pulmonary artery. During removal of the cyst by right thoracotomy, the artery lacerated. Repair of the artery in such a situation taxes the surgeon's ingenuity and decision-making process.

Paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst was one of common mediastinal congenital cystic lesions of foregut origin. Because of an intimate embryologic relationship with the esophagus, they were usually found intramural (intramural esophageal bronchogenic cysts) with the local esophageal mucosa being intact and the paraesophageal bronchogenic cysts were rarely communicated with esophageal lumen. We repo...

Intraspinal bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital cystic lesions. In all the reported cases, the cysts have been located in the cervical, upper thoracic or thoracolumbar segments. We report the case of an intraspinal bronchogenic cyst in the sacral location. We present the case of a 5-month-old female with a skin dimple in the midline over the sacral vertebra. Magnetic resonance image of the l...

Retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst is detected extremely rarely and often masquerades as other diseases. Here, we report 2 cases of retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst mimicking pancreatic mucinous tumor. Histologically, both cysts were composed of ciliated respiratory-like epithelium with abundant mucin content, smooth muscle bundles and mature cartilage, compatible with the diagnosis of retroper...

We report a rare case of bronchogenic cyst associated with congenital complete absence of the pericardium. A 17-year-old male was admitted to the hospital for surgical resection of a growing cystic lesion located in the middle mediastinum. The patient was asymptomatic and no significant findings were found on physical examination. Resection of the mediastinal cyst was performed by video-assiste...

Esophageal bronchogenic cysts are extremely rare. Here we report a more rare type of both presence of intra- and paraesophageal bronchogenic cyst that was safely removed via surgical resection. A 31-year-old male patient with space-occupying lesions in the mediastinum suddenly presented with persistent chest pain for 2 days and then transferred to dysphagia >1 week. Preoperative diagnosis is di...

Introduction: bronchogenic cyst is an incidentally detected mediastinal mass which is usually asymptomatic in most of the cases. the bronchogenic cyst appears to be a well-defined, nonenhancing cystic mass with peripheral calcification and presence of milk of calcium in some cases. It may be said congenital if it detected in very early age group. case report: A case of bronchogenic cyst was inc...

sequences. One possible explanation for the high signal intensity is the presence of proteinaceous material within the cyst. Cyst fluid that has a low specific gravity and is mainly serous (a “spring water” cyst), will show very low signal intensity on T1-weighted images and have very high signal intensity on T2-weighted images. Most bronchogenic cysts contain large amounts of proteinaceous mat...

INTRODUCTION Bronchogenic cysts may rupture or become infected, and malignant degeneration may occur. Although various types of malignant degeneration have been described, only a few reports of mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising from a bronchogenic cyst have been published. We report such a case. CASE A 77-year-old female was referred to our institution for evaluation of left chest pain. A comp...