title: Mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. A cause of upper airway obstruction.
abstract: Although bronchogenic cysts may involve the mediastinum, they have rarely been responsible for significant upper airway obstruction. We describe a young man who had a rapidly expanding cervical mass due to the migration of a mediastinal bronchogenic cyst. Flow-volume loops confirmed the presence of a variable intrathoracic obstruction. The patient rapidly developed respiratory failure requiring urgent intubation and surgical resection.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lippmann
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Solit
authors.forename: S K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Goldberg
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Najjar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008477:Mediastinal Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000209:etiology