A cervical bronchogenic cyst in an adult.
An unusual case of a bronchogenic cyst arising in the retrosternal region and presenting as a midline neck cyst in an elderly patient is reported. These cysts are rare congenital anomalies found more commonly in the thorax in a paediatric population and very rarely present in the adult age and in the neck.
Hadjihannas
Edward
E
Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. e_hadjihannas@hotmail.com
Ray
Jaydip
J
Rhys-Williams
Stewart
S
D000368:Aged; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D014463:Ultrasonography