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Lateral cervical bronchogenic cyst: An unusual cause of a lump in the neck
Author(s) -
Hadi Usamah M.,
Jammal Hashem N.,
Hamdan Abdel Latif M.,
Saad Ali M.,
Zaatari Ghazi S.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.1082
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchogenic cyst , neck mass , differential diagnosis , head and neck , thyroglossal cyst , cyst , anatomy , surgery , radiology , thyroglossal duct , pathology
Background Congenital cysts of the neck in children are not uncommon. Most of these are thyroglossal, branchial cleft, or less commonly, thymic cysts. Bronchial cysts rarely are initially seen as a neck mass. Methods Use of an illustrative case of a bronchogenic cyst initially seen as an upper lateral neck mass. Conclusions We emphasize that although ectopic bronchogenic cysts are rare lesions of the head and neck, especially in the upper lateral neck, they should be included in the differential diagnosis in the evaluation of congenital neck cysts. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Head Neck 23: 590–593, 2001.