Bronchogenic CYST: A Rare Case Report
Kamran Chaudhary *
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, India.
Manas Kamal Sen
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, India.
Ruchi Sachdeva
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, India.
Avinash Kumar
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, India.
Swati Amrita
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, ESIC Medical College, Faridabad, India.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital malformations which arise from abnormal budding of primitive tracheobronchial tube and can localize either in mediastinum or lung parenchyma. It may be called congenital if it is detected in early age group. Usually they are incidentally detected mediastinal masses. Bronchogenic cyst are asymptomatic in most adults. We present a case of 55 year old female complaining of chest pain, heaviness, dypnea and cough since last one year.
Keywords: Bronchogenic cyst, mediastinal, tracheobronchial