Cervical bronchogenic cyst mimicking thyroid adenoma

Cervical bronchogenic cyst mimicking thyroid adenoma

Bronchogenic cysts are congenital malformations of the foregut which are generally encountered within the mediastinum. We explored a patient presenting with a cystic, partially calcified tumor in a cervical and retrotracheal location. This lesion was interpreted as a thyroid adenoma preoperatively,...

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Veröffentlicht in:European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery 1998-05, Vol.13 (5), p.612-614
Hauptverfasser: Barsotti, Pierre, Chatzimichalis, Antonis, Massard, Gilbert, Wihlm, Jean-Marie
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adenoma - diagnosis
Biological and medical sciences
Bronchogenic cyst
Bronchogenic Cyst - diagnosis
Bronchogenic Cyst - pathology
Diagnosis, Differential
Ectopia
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Non tumoral diseases
Otorhinolaryngology (head neck, general aspects and miscellaneous)
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
Thyroid Neoplasms - diagnosis
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Zusammenfassung:Bronchogenic cysts are congenital malformations of the foregut which are generally encountered within the mediastinum. We explored a patient presenting with a cystic, partially calcified tumor in a cervical and retrotracheal location. This lesion was interpreted as a thyroid adenoma preoperatively, but identified as a bronchogenic cyst at pathology.
ISSN:1010-7940
1873-734X
DOI:10.1016/S1010-7940(98)00059-1