Cervical bronchogenic cyst in a toddler

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Bronchogenic cyst is a congenital abnormality arising from the tracheobronchial system. Localisation of such cysts in the head and neck region is rare. We report a girl in her early childhood with a painless enlarging right lateral neck mass diagnosed with a branchial cleft cyst based on clinical and radiological MRI findings. An incidental finding of a cervical bronchogenic cyst was made on the final histopathological specimen. Although rare, bronchogenic cysts should be considered as differential diagnoses for paediatric patients' lateral and midline cervical masses.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:17

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BMJ case reports - 17(2024), 1 vom: 12. Jan.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ooi, Kar Mun [VerfasserIn]
Saniasiaya, Jeyasakthy [VerfasserIn]
Kulasegarah, Jeyanthi [VerfasserIn]
Ong, Diana-Bee Lan [VerfasserIn]

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Case Reports
Ear, nose and throat/otolaryngology
Journal Article
Paediatrics

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Date Completed 15.01.2024

Date Revised 26.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bcr-2023-256699

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NLM367067188