Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck

Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck

A 7-year-old female has presented with localized neck mass since birth. The subsequently identified mass was completely resected from the patient's neck. The mass was diagnosed as a bronchogenic cyst using histopathology. While the prognosis for these cysts is good, long-term follow-up remains...

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Main Authors: Fatimah Alabdrabalnabi, Hossam Elshafei, Hanadi Al-Thani, Tariq Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-02-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619302763
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spelling doaj-9d3b0d684e0c4b689cab2ebc26d0c7682020-11-25T02:27:49ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662020-02-0153Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neckFatimah Alabdrabalnabi0Hossam Elshafei1Hanadi Al-Thani2Tariq Hashim3Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.King Fahad University Hospital, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahad University Hospital, Saudi ArabiaKing Fahad University Hospital, Saudi ArabiaA 7-year-old female has presented with localized neck mass since birth. The subsequently identified mass was completely resected from the patient's neck. The mass was diagnosed as a bronchogenic cyst using histopathology. While the prognosis for these cysts is good, long-term follow-up remains necessary for such patients because there are several reports in the literature indicating the potential for malignancy to develop. Bronchogenic cysts (BC) are congenital abnormalities that occur most commonly within the mediastinum, so neck bronchogenic cyst seems to be the rather exceptional site of usual location. These lesions should remain on the differential diagnosis in cases of unusual masses in the region of the neck. Keywords: Neck cysts, Bronchogenic cyst, Congenital lesionshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619302763
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author Fatimah Alabdrabalnabi
Hossam Elshafei
Hanadi Al-Thani
Tariq Hashim
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Hossam Elshafei
Hanadi Al-Thani
Tariq Hashim
Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
author_facet Fatimah Alabdrabalnabi
Hossam Elshafei
Hanadi Al-Thani
Tariq Hashim
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title Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck
title_short Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck
title_full Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck
title_fullStr Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck
title_full_unstemmed Subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck
title_sort subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the neck
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2020-02-01
description A 7-year-old female has presented with localized neck mass since birth. The subsequently identified mass was completely resected from the patient's neck. The mass was diagnosed as a bronchogenic cyst using histopathology. While the prognosis for these cysts is good, long-term follow-up remains necessary for such patients because there are several reports in the literature indicating the potential for malignancy to develop. Bronchogenic cysts (BC) are congenital abnormalities that occur most commonly within the mediastinum, so neck bronchogenic cyst seems to be the rather exceptional site of usual location. These lesions should remain on the differential diagnosis in cases of unusual masses in the region of the neck. Keywords: Neck cysts, Bronchogenic cyst, Congenital lesions
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619302763
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