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Cervical bronchogenic cysts in head and neck region: review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Emre Ustundag
Affiliation:
Otorhinolaryngology Department, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey
Mete Iseri
Affiliation:
Otorhinolaryngology Department, Maltepe University Medical College, Turkey
Gurkan Keskin
Affiliation:
Otorhinolaryngology Department, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey
Berna Yayla
Affiliation:
Otorhinolaryngology Department, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey
Bahar Muezzinoglu
Affiliation:
Pathology Department, Kocaeli University School of Medicine, Turkey

Abstract

Congenital cysts of the neck are not uncommon. Most of these are thyroglossal, branchial cleft and thymic cysts. Bronchogenic cysts are uncommon developmental anomalies of the tracheobronchial tree and rarely occur in the neck. More than 70 cases of bronchogenic cysts in the head and neck region have been reported in the literature. We report three cases presenting with neck swelling in the hyoid region that were diagnosed as bronchogenic cysts based on clinical and histopathological findings.

Type
Review Article
Copyright
© 2005 Royal Society of Medicine Press

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