Bronchogenic cyst presenting as a nodular lesion

Bronchogenic cyst of the shoulder

An 8-month-old girl presented with a painless mass on her left shoulder that was noticed by her mother. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a well-defined subcutaneous cystic mass. The excised cyst was lined with ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with occasional goblet cells and diagnosed as a bronchogenic cyst. She made a good recovery.

Suprasternal bronchogenic cyst

Bronchogenic cysts are congenital anomalies that are typically found in the mediastinum or within the lung. Subcutaneous and cutaneous lesions are rare and most likely represent ectopic or displaced mesenchyme during early development. We report the presentation and results of resection of a suprasternal, subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst in a 23-month-old female infant that was successfully treated with simple excision.

Transient fetal sternal dermal cyst: report of 2 cases and literature review

OBJECTIVE

The purpose of this series was to describe the prenatal diagnosis and pregnancy outcome of fetuses affected by a transient idiopathic fetal sternal cyst.

METHODS

Two fetuses had the diagnosis of an isolated presternal cyst at routine sonography at 15 weeks. A follow-up sonographic examination was done, and the neonates were examined after birth.

RESULTS

In both cases, the cyst disappeared at 20 weeks' gestation, and both fetuses had only a small dimple at the location of the cyst.

CONCLUSIONS

An isolated presternal cyst is an extremely rare finding. It should be followed sonographically, and if it disappears within a few weeks, the diagnosis of a dermal inclusion cyst should be suspected. Parents can be informed to anticipate a small depression on the neonate's chest.