The authors describe a case of a retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst in a 36-year-old female. She presented with abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting. An MRI scan revealed an 8 cm cystic lesion in the left upper retroperitoneum, with intermediate signal on T2-weighted images, high signal on T1 weighted images, and lack of internal enhancement after gadolinium. After laparoscopic excision, the histology findings were compatible with a bronchogenic cyst, which is extremely uncommon in the retroperitoneum.
Castro R, Oliveira MI, Fernandes T, Madureira AJ Are you the author?
Department of Radiology, Hospital de S. João, Alameda Professor Hernâni Monteiro, 4200-319 Porto, Portugal
Reference: Case Rep Radiol. 2013;2013:853795 (Epub 2013 Dec 4)