Congenital cervical bronchogenic cyst

A bronchogenic cyst is a rare developmental aberration that occurs in the p aediatric age group. Over 50 cases of bronchogenic cysts have been reported in the literature. There is still a possibility of clinically misdiagnosin g this condition as a more common congenital neck cyst like a branchial cys t. We report here the case of a 12-year-old female presenting with a neck s welling since birth who was diagnosed to have a bronchogenic cyst based on characteristic clinical and histopathological findings. (C) 2001 Elsevier S cience Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.