title: Bronchogenic cyst: a case report emphasizing the role of magnetic resonance imaging.
abstract: The article describes a patient with a right paratracheal bronchogenic cyst in whom the preoperative diagnosis was unclear. The fluid component of the cyst was not readily apparent by CT or T1-weighted MR images. Very intense signal on T2-weighted MR images suggested a cystic lesion. Inhomogeneities evident on MR but not CT images provided further soft tissue characterization. These soft tissue elements correlated with a macroscopic ring of hyaline cartilage in the resected specimen. The usefulness of MRI for the differential diagnosis of mediastinal tumors is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York 10467.
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Marin
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Romney
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Grimes
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology