A giant intradiaphragmatic bronchogenic cyst: case report and literature review

Tumori. 2017 Nov 15;103(Suppl. 1):e25-e27. doi: 10.5301/tj.5000669.

Abstract

Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions developing during early embryogenesis. The intradiaphragmatic location is extremely rare. We present a giant bronchogenic cyst arising from the left crus of diaphragm. Based on our literature review results, intradiaphragmatic bronchogenic cysts have the following characteristics: 1) they are more common in female patients; 2) the patients are usually asymptomatic, or present with symptoms of chest pain, abdominal pain, and hiccups; 3) the cysts located in the left diaphragm are more than those in the right diaphragm, most of which are located in the area of the left diaphragm crus.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Pain / complications*
  • Adult
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / etiology
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / pathology*
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / surgery
  • Chest Pain / complications*
  • Diaphragm / pathology*
  • Diaphragm / surgery
  • Hiccup / complications*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Young Adult