Affiliations 

  • 1 Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
  • 2 Otorhinolaryngology, University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia shakthy_18@yahoo.com
  • 3 Pathology, University of Malaya Faculty of Medicine, Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia
BMJ Case Rep, 2024 Jan 12;17(1).
PMID: 38216171 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-256699

Abstract

Bronchogenic cyst is a congenital abnormality arising from the tracheobronchial system. Localisation of such cysts in the head and neck region is rare. We report a girl in her early childhood with a painless enlarging right lateral neck mass diagnosed with a branchial cleft cyst based on clinical and radiological MRI findings. An incidental finding of a cervical bronchogenic cyst was made on the final histopathological specimen. Although rare, bronchogenic cysts should be considered as differential diagnoses for paediatric patients' lateral and midline cervical masses.

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