Iranian Journal of Pathology

Asymptomatic Bronchogenic Cyst in a 35-Year-Old Woman as an Incidental Finding

Document Type : Case Reports

Authors

Sepideh Siadati 1
Seyed Reza Modares 2

1 Dept. of Pathology, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

2 Dept. of Surgery, Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran

Abstract
Bronchogenic cyst is a result of abnormal development   of the ventral foregut presents as a discrete mass. Most commonly, it is appeared in the middle mediastinum and rarely is seen in adults. We report a 35-year-old woman who was asymptomatic and incidentally was found with a mass in chest radiograph.
 

Keywords

Bronchogenic cysts
Case Reports
Iran
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Iranian Journal of Pathology
Volume 7, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Autumn 2012
Pages 256-258

  • Receive Date 11 January 2012
  • Accept Date 21 May 2012

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