Bronchogenic cyst causing a unilateral ventilation-perfusion defect on lung scan.
A 37-year-old woman had pleuritic chest pain, dyspnea, and normal findings on chest roentgenogram. Lung scan showed markedly diminished perfusion to the right lung with a matched ventilatory defect. Further evaluation revealed a bronchogenic cyst. After resection, the lung scan was normal. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a bronchogenic cyst causing a reversible, unilateral ventilation-perfusion defect on lung scan.
Berkowitz
K A
KA
Pulmonary Section, New York Veterans Administration Medical Center, New York 10010.
Fleischman
J K
JK
Smith
R L
RL
D000328:Adult; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007040:Hypoventilation / Q000209:etiology; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013667:Technetium; D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014692:Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio
D013668:Technetium Tc 99m Aggregated Albumin; D013667:Technetium