Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 55(5); 2003 > Article
Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2003;55(5):526-530.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2003.55.5.526    Published online November 1, 2003.
A Case Report of a Bronchogenic Cyst Misconceived to Lung Cancer.
Young Wook Kim, Seong Hee Lee, Soon Chang Hong, Ho Hak Lee, Sang Joon Park, Gwon Jun Lee, Jhin Gook Kim
1Department of Internal Medicine, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea. psjoon@medigate.net
2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
Bronchogenic cysts are generally presented as a well defined mass that have thin and smooth wall in the intrapulmonary or mediastinal area by simple chest radiographs. We present the case of a 20-year-old man with a ill-defined left upper lobe mass, found by chest radiographs. At the preoperative examinations, chest computed tomography showed ill-defined mass with Hounsfield Number 26, and nonspecific findings were shown by the bronchoscopy and percutaneous needle aspiration. The patient was undertaken the left upper lobectomy. The surgical specimen contained a ill-defined mass, measuring 2x3 cm. On the section of the mass, a cyst containing dark brown thick materials was noted. The cyst was unilocular, and the wall showed a trabeculation. Microscopically, the cystic mass was lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epitheliums and surrounded by smooth muscle and cartilage.
Key Words: Bronchogenic cyst, Lung cancer


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