CASE REPORT
Intramural Esophageal Bronchogenic Cyst: Mimicking Malignity and Support of PET-CT in The Diagnosis
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Ataturk Chest Diseases and Thoracic Surgery,
Training and Research Hospital, Department
of Thoracic Surgery, Ankara,
Turkey
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İnönü University, School of Medicine, Department
of Thoracic Surgery, Malatya,
Turkey
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Erzurum Teaching and Research Hospital,
Department of Pathology, Erzurum, Turkey
Publication date: 2012-01-10
Corresponding author
Erdal Yekeler
Osmangazi mah. 230 sok. Taner Apt. BBlok
No: 4 Yildizkent Palandoken 25070
Erzurum-Turkey
Eur J Gen Med 2012;9(Supplement 1):56-59
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ABSTRACT
Bronchogenic cysts are congenital lesions caused by the abnormal
budding of the trachea-bronchial tree in the embryogenic period.
İntramural esophageal bronchogenic cysts occur by the abnormal budding
seen between mucosa and muscle layers of the esophagus which
is an extremely rare localization. İntramural esophageal bronchogenic
cysts is asymptomatic until it reaches to a large size. A complicated
intramural esophageal bronchogenic cysts can mimic malignity as in
our case. The treatment is surgical resection.