Two concomitant congenital lung malformations mimicking a paravertebral mass

Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2015 May;23(4):487-9. doi: 10.1177/0218492314543502. Epub 2014 Jul 8.

Abstract

We report the case of a 47-year-old woman who presented with the unique asymptomatic malformation of an extralobar pulmonary sequestration communicating with a bronchogenic cyst. Despite computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging of the chest, the diagnosis could not be established before a left thoracotomy was performed. The sequestrated lobe and bronchogenic cyst were then successfully resected.

Keywords: Adult; bronchogenic cyst; bronchopulmonary sequestration; lung.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchogenic Cyst / diagnosis*
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / pathology
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / surgery*
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnosis*
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / pathology
  • Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / surgery*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Middle Aged
  • Pulmonary Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Thoracotomy*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed