Subcutaneous bronchogenic anomalies.
Two cases of congenital anomalies, one cyst and one sinus, presenting in the suprasternal notch are reported. No communication with deeper structures was found at surgery, and histology was compatible with previous descriptions of subcutaneous bronchogenic cysts. The literature is reviewed, and the similarity between these lesions and many cases of branchial fistula is stressed.
D001935:Branchioma / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male