title: Bronchioloalveolar carcinoma arising in a bronchogenic cyst.
abstract: We report the case of a 37-year-old woman with a radiographically cystic lung lesion. Lobectomy was performed. Histopathologic examination showed a bronchioloalveolar carcinoma arising in a bronchogenic cyst. This suggests that epithelial cells of bronchogenic cysts can undergo malignant transformation. It may be prudent to recommend complete resection of any bronchogenic cyst.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Diseases, Aomori Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ebina
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kaimori
mesh_terms: D002282:Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D000328:Adult; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology