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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1093-1094
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

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Case report

A case of a bronchogenic cyst in a rare location

Aydn anli, MD^a*, Ahmet Önen, MD^a, Emel Ceylan, MD^b, Erkan Yilmaz, MD^c, Erdem Silistreli, MD^d, Ünal Açikel, MD^a

^a Thoracic Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
^b Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
^c Department of Radiodiagnostics, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey
^d Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Dokuz Eylül University Medical School, Izmir, Turkey

Accepted for publication April 8, 2003.

^* Address reprint requests to Dr anli, Gogus Cerrahisi AD, Dokuz Eylül Tip Fak Hastanesi, 35340 Balcova, Izmir, Turkey
e-mail: aydin.sanli{at}deu.edu.tr

Bronchogenic cysts occur as a result of a developmental fault during the division and budding of the tracheobronchial tree in the embryonic period. They are usually located in the mediastinum and intrapulmonary regions. They may cause serious respiratory distress in childhood; they present less commonly in adults and often present with a variety of symptoms, including recurrent infections. We report the case of an adult female patient who presented with recurrent pulmonary infections and swelling of the neck because of a bronchogenic cyst that was unusually located in the cervical region.

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