title: Bronchogenic cyst presenting as a symptomatic neck mass in an adult: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We report the unusual clinical manifestation and subsequent management of a symptomatic congenital bronchogenic cyst that connected to the trachea and presented in the neck of an adult. The embryology, clinical presentation, diagnostic evaluation, and management options of this rare aberration are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Streets, Buffalo, NY 14263, U.S.A.
authors.forename: Mazin F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Al-kasspooles
authors.forename: Ronald A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Alberico
authors.forename: Wade G
authors.initials: WG
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: Alan M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Litwin
authors.forename: Sam M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wiseman
authors.forename: Nestor R
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Rigual
authors.forename: Thom R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Loree
authors.forename: Wesley L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Hicks
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome