title: An unusual left upper quadrant mass: a bronchopulmonary foregut malformation.
abstract: We report a case of a lady who presented with epigastric discomfort. Physical examination revealed a large left upper quadrant mass filling the left upper quadrant. Following extensive preoperative evaluation, she underwent resection of this 9 × 10 × 11 centimeter mass with en bloc excision of a portion of the left hemidiaphragm. She made an uneventful postoperative recovery. Histopathology revealed a bronchopulmonary foregut malformation with pulmonary sequestration. This developmental anomaly of the foregut typically occurs in the thoracic cavity; however, it can occur below the diaphragm. Herein we report a case and a detailed review of the embryology, clinical features, and management of these extremely rare clinical entities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Colorectal Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: McDermott
authors.forename: D O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Kavanagh
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Bartosik
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: O'Connell