Open AccessEndobronchial Ultrasound: A Useful Tool in the Diagnosis of Bronchogenic Cyst
Author(s) -
Stamatis Katsenos,
José Rafael Rojas-Solano,
Heinrich D. Becker
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of clinical imaging science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.279
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2156-7514
pISSN - 2156-5597
DOI - 10.4103/2156-7514.124078
Subject(s) - bronchogenic cyst , medicine , radiology , ultrasound , endobronchial ultrasound , histopathology , cyst , soft tissue , bronchoscopy , pathology
Diagnosis of bronchogenic cysts is possible with computed tomography, where the cysts are seen usually as well-circumscribed lesions of water density. However, many of the cysts have a soft-tissue density thus rendering them indistinguishable from neoplasms. In this article, we describe a case of bronchogenic cyst presenting as soft-tissue mass that was evaluated and diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). We discuss the ultrasound image characteristics of the cyst and its histopathology findings. EBUS seems to be a valuable tool in the diagnosis of bronchogenic cysts and also enables their complete aspiration