Bronchogenic cyst presenting congenital cervical cutaneous contracture
Bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital malformations resulting from abnormal budding of the tracheobronchial tree. We describe herein a rare case of cervical subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst found during surgery for a skin contracture in the midline of the neck, which was present from birth. Although...
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2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital malformations resulting from abnormal budding of the tracheobronchial tree. We describe herein a rare case of cervical subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst found during surgery for a skin contracture in the midline of the neck, which was present from birth. Although such hypertrophic, scar-like findings are extremely rare in subcutaneous bronchogenic cysts, they should be recognized as a possible phenotype. Included is a review of previous reports. |
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| Item Description: | 2213-5766 10.1016/j.epsc.2020.101626 |