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Chronic dry cough and chest discomfort. No hemoptysis, dysphagia, fever or weight loss.
Patient Data
Age: 20 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Bronchogenic cyst
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Large well-defined homogeneous non-calcified subcarinal middle and posterior mediastinal soft tissue density mass. Splaying of the carina. Clear lungs.
From the case:
Bronchogenic cyst
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- Large well-defined extra-pulmonary subcarinal non-enhancing cystic mass having an average density of 28 HU (likely due to the proteinaceous contents).
- Non–calcified
- Thin imperceptible walls
- Splaying of the carina and mass effect over the main bronchus.
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These radiological features are suggestive of a bronchogenic cyst.
Imaging differential diagnoses include esophageal duplication cyst, and pericardial cyst.
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Subcarinal lesion seen on previous chest radiograph and CT chest is no longer appreciable.
Case Discussion
The lesion was resected.
Histopathology: Cyst lined by ciliated respiratory-type epithelium with subepithelial seromucous glands and smooth muscle, consistent with a bronchogenic cyst.
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