Clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with bronchogenic cysts: a single-center retrospective analysis

BMC Medical Imaging

Research

Jian-guang Zhang¹  Tan-tan Ma¹  Hong Xu¹  Dan Wang¹  Geng Chen¹ 

[1] Department of Gastroenterology, The First Hospital of Jilin University, 71 Xinmin Street Changchun, 130021, Jilin, China;

关键词: Bronchogenic cysts;    Mediastinum;    Imaging analysis;    Thyroid cancer;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s12880-023-01042-1

 received in 2022-10-20, accepted in 2023-06-05,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundBronchogenic cysts (BCs) are rare and usually asymptomatic malformations detected during imaging examinations. We aimed to investigate the clinical and imaging characteristics of patients with BCs.MethodsWe retrospectively evaluated patients who received surgery to remove their BCs from January 2015 to January 2019. Their baseline characteristics, clinical information, and imaging results were reviewed.ResultsOur study included 129 patients, with 57 males and 72 females and a mean age of 42.7 years old. The most common location for BCs was the mediastinum (67 patients, 51.9%). Fewer than half of the patients (53 patients, 41.1%) reported clinical symptoms, with chest pain being the most common (16 patients, 30.2%). Neck BCs were more frequently observed in young patients (P = 0.002) and were more often associated with thyroid cancer (P = 0.007). A computed tomography scan was the most commonly used method to diagnose BCs in the lung and mediastinum, whereas ultrasound was the most commonly used diagnostic method for neck BCs. The characteristic images were well-defined, thin-wall cystic lesions in varying densities. A few lesions showed small, calcified spots along the rim or cavities.ConclusionsAlthough most BCs were found in the mediastinum, their locations could vary in different sex and age groups. Particular attention should be paid to young patients with BCs in the neck to rule out thyroid cancer.

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