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Bronchogenic Cyst Presenting as a Symptomatic Neck Mass in an Adult: Case Report and Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Alkasspooles Mazin F.,
Alberico Ronald A.,
Douglas Wade G.,
Litwin Alan M.,
Wiseman Sam M.,
Rigual Nestor R.,
Loree Thom R.,
Hicks Wesley L.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1097/01.mlg.0000149461.06253.33
Subject(s) - bronchogenic cyst , presentation (obstetrics) , medicine , embryology , neck mass , cyst , case presentation , radiology , general surgery , surgery , anatomy
We report the unusual clinical manifestation and subsequent management of a symptomatic congenital bronchogenic cyst that connected to the trachea and presented in the neck of an adult. The embryology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and management options of this rare aberration are discussed.