Niño-Hernández Lucía Mercedes, Arteta-Acosta Cindy, Redondo-de Oro Katherine, Alcalá-Cerra Liliana, Redondo-Bermúdez César, Marrugo-Grace Olivia
Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia.
Cir Cir. 2011 Jul-Aug;79(4):330-3.
Bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital malformations of ventral foregut development, often with an intrathoracic location. Presentation at the cervical region is very rare.
We present the case of a 29-year-old female who demonstrated a 3-cm medial neck mass in relation to the hyoid cartilage. The mass was painless with a rubbery consistency, moving with tongue movements. Cervical ultrasonography and thyroid scan were suggestive of nonfunctioning thyroglossal cyst. Histopathological examination revealed the presence of a cervical bronchogenic cyst.
Cervical bronchogenic cyst is a rare congenital malformation that usually appears as a painless neck mass. Imaging findings are not specific for differentiating thyroid, thyroglossal, branchial or thymus cyst; therefore, clinical observation of an asymptomatic lateral neck mass in an adult should include the possibility of a bronchogenic cyst in the differential diagnosis.
支气管源性囊肿是前肠腹侧发育罕见的先天性畸形，常位于胸腔内。在颈部出现极为罕见。
我们报告一例29岁女性病例，其舌骨软骨内侧有一个3厘米的颈部肿块。该肿块无痛，质地如橡胶，随舌运动而移动。颈部超声检查和甲状腺扫描提示为无功能甲状舌管囊肿。组织病理学检查显示为颈部支气管源性囊肿。
颈部支气管源性囊肿是一种罕见的先天性畸形，通常表现为无痛性颈部肿块。影像学表现对于鉴别甲状腺、甲状舌管、鳃裂或胸腺囊肿并不具有特异性；因此，对于成人无症状的侧颈部肿块进行临床观察时，鉴别诊断应包括支气管源性囊肿的可能性。
