DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.
Rare, solitary, congenital, embryonic malformation of the tracheo-bronchial tree or the gill arch furrow.
ManifestationThis section has been translated automatically.
In childhood; girls are more often affected than boys.
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LocalizationThis section has been translated automatically.
Above the manubrium sterni, pre-sternal, on the neck or above a shoulder blade.
Clinical featuresThis section has been translated automatically.
Rarely secreting, reddish-brown, 0.5-1.0 cm large node with a smooth surface. Not clinically recognizable as a malformation. Only the localization of the lesion (e.g. above the manubrium sterni) and the congenital occurrence allows a tentative diagnosis. Otherwise histological random diagnosis.
HistologyThis section has been translated automatically.
Cystic structure in the dermis and/or subcutis which is lined by a highly prismatic ciliated epithelium, more rarely a squamous epithelium. In the cyst wall evidence of smooth muscles, mucus glands and rarely cartilage.
Operative therapieThis section has been translated automatically.
Therapy not necessary.
LiteratureThis section has been translated automatically.
- Kotsuji-Maruyama T et al (2001) Cutaneous bronchogenic cyst of the skin. Dermatology 203: 192-193
- Calb IL et al (2000) Cutaneous bronchogenic cyst: an unusual localization and review of the literature. Br J Dermatol 143: 1353-1355
- Ramon R et al (1999) Bronchogenic cyst presenting as a nodular lesion. Pediatric Dermatol 16: 285-287
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