Bronchogenic cyst of the lung mimicking a pulmonary hydatid cyst in a child

Pediatr Surg Int. 2005 May;21(5):383-5. doi: 10.1007/s00383-005-1388-7. Epub 2005 Mar 24.

Abstract

Lung bronchogenic cyst may be infected and present with symptomatology and chest radiological findings compatible with an infected lung cyst, including pulmonary hydatid cyst. We describe a case of a 5-year-old girl with a symptomatic solitary mass in the right lower lobe that was initially treated as a hydatid cyst. Eventually, a lobectomy was performed, and a final diagnosis done on pathology showed an infected congenital bronchogenic cyst.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchogenic Cyst / congenital
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / surgery
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Echinococcosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
  • Female
  • Humans