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Infradiaphragmatic bronchogenic cyst with high CT numbers in a boy with primitive neuroectodermal tumor

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Abdominal bronchogenic cysts are very rare with less than 20 published cases. We report the case of a retroperitoneal bronchogenic cyst in a 12-year-old boy, who initially presented with a primitive neuroectodermal tumor of the pelvis. Computed tomography (CT) showed a small, hyperdense nonenhancing mass adjacent to the right crus of the diaphragm. Follow-up CT after chemotherapy showed a decrease in CT attenuation of this mass, but a slight increase in size. At surgery the mass was loosely attached to the diaphragm and final pathology confirmed the diagnosis of a bronchogenic cyst.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Cologne, D-50924, Cologne, Germany

    R. Fischbach & G. Benz-Bohm

  2. Department of Pediatrics, University of Cologne, D-50924, Cologne, Germany

    F. Berthold

  3. Institute of Pathology, University of Cologne, D-50924, Cologne, Germany

    S. Eidt

  4. Department of Surgery, University of Cologne, D-50924, Cologne, Germany

    R. Schmidt

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Fischbach, R., Benz-Bohm, G., Berthold, F. et al. Infradiaphragmatic bronchogenic cyst with high CT numbers in a boy with primitive neuroectodermal tumor. Pediatr Radiol 24, 504–505 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02015013

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