Congenital Cervical Bronchogenic Cyst in a Calf

Abstract

Abstract. The present report describes an extrathoracic bronchogenic cyst in a 30-day-old female calf. Histologically, the cyst wall was lined by a layer of ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelium with peripheral arrangement of cartilage, glands, and smooth muscle fascicles. The mass was successfully removed by simple surgical excision.

Successful treatment of an intrathoracic bronchogenic cyst in a Holstein-Friesian calf

“…In fact, secondary cyst infection is estimated to occur in 20% of cases [7]. Other reported complications include cyst rupture with formation of pneumothorax or respiratory distress as well as pulmonary hemorrhage and hemoptysis [2,4,5,7,12]. In the present case, complete excision of the cyst was not possible.…”

“…Bronchogenic cysts are typically lined with a ciliated pseudostratified columnar to cuboidal respiratory epithelium [2]. Other typical histological features of bronchogenic cysts are a fibromuscular wall and seromucous bronchial glands.…”

“…Bronchogenic cysts, also known as foregut duplication cysts, result from abnormalities in the development of the tracheobronchial system during the embryonic period [1,2]. Pulmonary development is divided into five steps, the first of which (I) begins in the embryonic stage with the formation of the laryngo-tracheal groove, followed by formation of the trachea-esophageal groove and of respiratory diverticula (days 30 to 50 of gestation in cattle).…”

“…An extrathoracic cervical bronchogenic cyst (11 × 7 × 4 cm) has been described in a calf with progressive enlargement of a mass on the ventral side of the neck [2]. A second case of bronchogenic cyst (8-10 cm in diameter) in the mediastinum and left cranial lung lobe of a German shepherd dog has been reported [8].…”

Esophageal cyst in the duodenum of a foal

“…12 Cystic CFMs have been described in cats, cattle, dogs, horses, and monkeys. [1][2][3][4]6,7,10,11,[13][14][15][16][17][18]20 These malformations have been identified in various locations, have a wide range of wall features and epithelial linings, and have been named by various denominations ( Table 1). The esophageal cyst, in the foal reported herein, differed from those previously described in the veterinary literature in that the cyst was located in the duodenum and the cyst was lined by mixed squamous and simple cuboidal to columnar epithelium.…”