Sternal bronchogenic cyst: a rare condition
Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences. 2009; 25 (6): 1007-1008
in English
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ABSTRACT
Bronchogenic cyst is a congenital developmental abnormality of the embryonic foregut usually formed as a result of an accessory lung bud becoming isolated from the rest of the tracheobroncheal tree. Usually a solitary extra pulmonary cyst, it's a benign condition, found most commonly in the mediastinum with rare occurrence on the skin or subcutaneous tissues.We report a case of cutaneous bronchogenic cyst that occurred in the skin over the manubrium sterni of four years old boy. The diagnosis was made by the histopathological findings which revealed ciliated and mucin-producing pseudo stratified columnar epithelium of respiratory type
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Skin
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Sternum
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Bronchogenic Cyst
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Manubrium
Type of study:
Case report
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Pak. J. Med. Sci.
Year:
2009
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