A bronchogenic cyst, presenting as a retroperitoneal cystic mass

Bronchogenic cysts are mostly benign, congenital abnormalities originating from the remnants of the primitive foregut. A retroperitoneal location is rare. Due to the mostly asymptomatic behavior and the historical confusion regarding histology, an exact prevalence is not known. We present here a cas...

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Main Authors: Kim Govaerts, Peter Van Eyken, Geert Verswijfel, Kurt Van der Speeten
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-03-01
Series:Rare Tumors
Subjects:
Bronchogenic cyst
retroperitoneal
embryogenesis
excision
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/rt/article/view/4015
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