CT findings of an intracardiac bronchogenic cyst

Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2011 Jun;27(5):701-4. doi: 10.1007/s10554-011-9861-y. Epub 2011 Apr 12.

Abstract

Bronchogenic cysts are classified as congenital bronchopulmonary foregut malformations. It is very rare for bronchogenic cysts to occur within the heart. A 59-year-old woman had a cardiac mass which was detected incidentally during a CT examination. The lesion was a hypoechoic mass with internal echoes on transthoracic echocardiography, and a well-defined hyperdense mass within an interatrial septum with poor enhancement on electrocardiography (ECG)-gated cardiac CT. The lesion was diagnosed as a bronchogenic cyst in the interatrial septum after surgical excision.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Septum / diagnostic imaging
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / diagnostic imaging*
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / surgery
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures
  • Cardiac-Gated Imaging Techniques*
  • Female
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Defects, Congenital / surgery
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings
  • Middle Aged
  • Predictive Value of Tests
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Ultrasonography