title: Congenital cervical bronchogenic cyst.
abstract: A bronchogenic cyst is a rare developmental aberration that occurs in the paediatric age group. Over 50 cases of bronchogenic cysts have been reported in the literature. There is still a possibility of clinically misdiagnosing this condition as a more common congenital neck cyst like a branchial cyst. We report here the case of a 12-year-old female presenting with a neck swelling since birth who was diagnosed to have a bronchogenic cyst based on characteristic clinical and histopathological findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT--Head and Neck Surgery, Manipal Teaching Hospital, PO Box 341, Phulbari, Pokhara 33701, Nepal. mth@mos.com.np
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pujary
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pujary
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hazarika
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck