An adult case of giant bronchogenic cyst mimicking tension pneumothorax.

Abstract

Bronchogenic cysts are usually discovered only incidentally in the adult. A giant bronchogenic cyst in a 19-year-old woman presenting with pain and shortness of breath was mistaken for tension pneumothorax and initially treated with tube thoracostomy. Giant bullae were diagnosed by computed tomography. Bullae resection was undertaken, but the remaining lung tissue required pneumonectomy. Pathologic examination of the specimen confirmed bronchogenic cyst.

• Authors: Serhat Yalcinkaya, A Hakan Vural, Hasan Ozal
• Journal: Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals (Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann) Vol. 18 Issue 5 Pg. 476-8 (Oct 2010) ISSN: 1816-5370 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 20947603 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Bronchogenic Cyst (diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, surgery)
• Diagnosis, Differential
• Diagnostic Errors
• Early Diagnosis
• Female
• Humans
• Pneumonectomy
• Pneumothorax (diagnosis, surgery)
• Thoracostomy
• Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• Treatment Outcome
• Unnecessary Procedures
• Young Adult