Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation

Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011 Nov;59(11):767-70. doi: 10.1007/s11748-010-0763-z. Epub 2011 Nov 15.

Abstract

Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation (BPFM) is a rare anomaly of accessory pulmonary tissue that usually arises from esophagus or stomach. We present a case of extralobar pulmonary sequestration (ELS) connecting with the esophagus by a cyst, the inner wall of which is lined with squamous epithelium or respiratory epithelium. BPFM is sometimes used to group a number of ventral anomalies of accessory pulmonary tissue. The term currently refers specifically to those lesions composed of sequestrations that retain communication with the gastrointestinal tract. Usually the communication is a well-formed muscular tube lined with stratified squamous or columnar epithelium. The presence of both epithelia in a communication that is a component of the BPFM suggests embryogenesis. We describe an adult with BPFM composed of ELS and a connecting stalk to the esophagus by a foregut cyst that contains both squamous epithelium and respiratory epithelium.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchogenic Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / pathology*
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / surgery
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / pathology*
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / surgery
  • Esophageal Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophageal Cyst / pathology*
  • Esophageal Cyst / surgery
  • Esophagus / abnormalities*
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
  • Esophagus / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Respiratory Mucosa / abnormalities
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult