| A case of congenital foregut cyst; misdiagnosed as cystic hygroma |
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Jae Woo Joo;Kyung Ho Oh;Soon Young Kwon |
| 낭성 림프관종으로 오인한 전장 낭종 환자 1예 |
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주재우;오경호;권순영 |
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| Abstract |
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Foregut cystic developmental malformations are rare developmental anomalies. It is important to diagnose the
diseases and manage them properly because these cysts may generate feeding or respiratory difficulties depending
on the size and location of the lesions.
A newborn was referred for a congenital cervical swelling to our clinic on the second day of his life. Neck SONO and MRI showed an about 6cm sized cystic mass at left submandibular area. Aspirations and sclerotherapies were done repeatedly due to recurred cystic mass. Under the suspicious of cystic hygroma, the mass and submandibular
gland were excised. Histologically, it was a benign cyst including gastrointestinal and bronchogenic mucosa and pancreatic tissue. Foregut cyst was suggested for the final diagnosis and the patient was discharged at 9 days after the operation without a complication. He has visited our out-patient department.
Although several image studies have been introduced to find out foregut cyst, it is difficult to go through differential diagnosis because of similarity of other benign tumor. Further studies for early diagnosis of cervical foregut cyst are needed for preventing possible related problems. |
| Key Words:
Foregut cyst, congenital, cervical |
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