[Retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst treated by laparoscopic surgery].
The diagnosis of primary retroperitoneal cystic tumors is very infrequent in surgical pathology. We report the case of a 51-year-old woman presenting with an incidental left-sided retroperitoneal mass (32 x 24 mm in diameter) suspected of being an adrenal tumor. Intraoperatively the tumor was identified as a cystic lesion filled with mucous secretion and laparoscopically completely resected. The diagnosis was histopathologically confirmed as a bronchogenic cyst. In this article the laparoscopic removal of such a rare benign congenital aberration resulting from an abnormal budding of the tracheobronchial tree is presented.
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Klinik für Urologie, St.-Elisabeth-Klinikum, St.-Elisabeth-Strasse 23, 94315 Straubing. oleg.rud@klinikum-straubing.de
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Brookman-Amissah
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Moersler
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Greiner
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Gilfrich
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D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000473:pathology; D000315:Adrenalectomy; D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D012187:Retroperitoneal Space; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed