A retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst: a rare cause of a mass in the adrenal region
- 1Department of Pathology, Western Infirmary, Dumbarton Road, Glasgow G11 6NT, UK
- 2The Renal Unit, Western Infirmary
- Dr Haddadin williamhaddadin{at}hotmail.com
- Accepted 4 April 2001
Abstract
This report documents a bronchogenic cyst presenting as an adrenal tumour in a 51 year old man with persistent epigastric pain. The cyst is regarded as a developmental abnormality of the primitive foregut, which typically occurs in the chest. Subdiaphragmatic, and retroperitoneal locations in particular, are unusual. The differential diagnosis of a bronchogenic cyst in the retroperitoneum includes cystic teratoma, bronchopulmonary sequestration, cysts of urothelial and mullerian origin, and other foregut cysts.
