Calcium within a bronchogenic cyst with a fluid level

Br J Radiol. 1997 Jul;70(835):761-3. doi: 10.1259/bjr.70.835.9245890.

Abstract

A 38-year-old man presented with a bronchogenic cyst which showed a high calcium content. The calcium precipitate layered in the dependent part of the cyst to form a fluid level. The CT and MRI findings of this rare case are discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / chemistry*
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / diagnosis
  • Bronchogenic Cyst / diagnostic imaging
  • Calcium / analysis*
  • Exudates and Transudates / chemistry
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Calcium