bronchoalveolar cyst

Friday 24 November 2006

Definition: The broncho-alveolar cyst is a variety of mediastinal bronchogenic cyst.

Congenital bronchogenic cysts are usually located in the mediastinum or develop as intrapulmonary cysts.

SYnopsis

unilocular cyst
respiratory-type pseudostratified epithelium
small islands of cartilage
seromucinous glands

pulmonary parenchyma within the cyst wall

References

Anichini C, Comin CE. A variety of mediastinal bronchogenic cyst: the broncho-alveolar cyst. Pathologica. 1997 Dec;89(6):729-32. PMID: 9549380

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