title: Fronto-laterally located supratentorial bronchogenic cyst: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Bronchogenic cysts are rare findings within the central nervous system and even extremely seldom if they are located supratentorially. We report on a 25-year-old man who presented with a single generalized seizure without any accompanying neurological deficit 6 weeks prior to admission. MRI showed a smoothly limited, non-calcified cyst of a maximum of 55 mm in diameter. Large parts of the membrane were removed through a right anterior craniotomy, and a fenestration into the subarachnoidal space was performed. Histopathological examinations revealed a bronchogenic cyst. Previous reports of neurenteric cysts are reviewed. Therapeutic options, pathogenesis and categorization of this uncommon congenital entity are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital Tübingen, Germany. stubenvoll@gmx.de
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Stubenvoll
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Beschorner
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Danz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Freudenstein
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005625:Frontal Lobe; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015173:Supratentorial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery