Bronchogenic cyst: an unexpected cause of respiratory complaints and a solid chest mass in an infant

Autor: Ayse Esin Kibar, Ibrahim Ece, Burhan Oflaz, Sevket Balli
Jazyk: English<br />Turkish
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Çukurova Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Vol 38, Iss 2, Pp 338-341 (2013)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0250-5150
Popis: Bronchogenic cysts are congenital anomalies that result from abnormal budding of the tracheobronchial tree. Congenital bronchogenic cystic disease of the lung in infant is rare, generally benign lesions, which tend to produce few to no symptoms.The cyst can produce cough and dyspnea. Chest, radiograph shows usually a round or oval soft tissue mass in the lower mediastinum. They can occur in infants and children, they are frequently detected coincidentally. In this article, we present a case with bronchogenic cyst of the right middle lobe (14 month) causing cough, dyspnea and radiologic findings. [Cukurova Med J 2013; 38(2.000): 338-341]
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