Cervical Suprahyoid Bronchogenic Cyst - a Very Rare Malformation of Primitive Foregut

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2024 Dec;76(6):5964-5968. doi: 10.1007/s12070-024-05015-w. Epub 2024 Aug 27.

Abstract

A cervical bronchogenic cyst is a rare embryological anomaly of the primitive foregut, with an exceptionally uncommon occurrence in a suprahyoid location attached to the parotid tail. We report a case of an asymptomatic neck mass initially diagnosed as either a branchial cleft cyst or lymphangioma based on clinic-radiological investigation, which was subsequently confirmed as an ectopic bronchogenic cyst through histopathological examination.

Keywords: Bronchogenic cyst; Neck mass; Suprahyoid; Surgical procedure.