Congenital intraluminal tracheal cyst causing an obstructed left lung in a newborn

Abstract

Intraluminal tracheal or bronchial cysts are rare. We present a congenital cyst of the distal trachea which caused obstruction of the left main-stem bronchus. The chest radiograph obtained at birth showed an expanded, irregularly opaque left lung. Within several hours, the opacity cleared and the lung became markedly hyperexpanded. The cyst ruptured spontaneously with resolution of the symptoms.

Endobronchial chondromatous hamartoma in an infant

“…Intramural cysts of the trachea causing recurrent cyanotic spells were described in three case reports. 4,5,6 The biopsy of the lesion in two cases showed normal respiratory epithelium, scanty capillary vessels, primitive cartilage, and no mucous glands. 4,6 In the third case, the airway obstruction manifested at birth, but no histologic description was provided.…”

“…4,5,6 The biopsy of the lesion in two cases showed normal respiratory epithelium, scanty capillary vessels, primitive cartilage, and no mucous glands. 4,6 In the third case, the airway obstruction manifested at birth, but no histologic description was provided. 5 Bronchial and pulmonary tumors in children are rare, and they include papillomas, granulomas, hemangiomas, adenomas, and hamartomas.…”

Acute Respiratory Insufficiency in an Infant Caused by a Tracheogenic Cyst

“…Bronchogenic cysts are embryologically derived from an aberration or separation of cells of the foregut [2,3]. Among these congenital foregut cysts, one of true tracheal root is extremely rare: mainly single cases have been reported in the literature [4].…”

Trachealwandzyste

“…Trachealzysten wurden in der Literatur bisher nur im Säuglings-und Kindesalter als angeborene Anomalität der Trachea und Hauptbronchien (7 Fälle) beschrieben [1,2,9,10] Vier Wochen postoperativ zeigten sich sowohl im Computertomogramm des Thorax als auch bei der Bronchoskopie operationsspezifische Residuen, 10 Wochen postoperativ ist die Trachea an der Abtragungsstelle noch umschrieben vulnerabel, jedoch ohne Anhalt für Rezidiv-oder Residualtumor. Trachealzysten wurden in der Literatur bisher nur im Säuglings-und Kindesalter als angeborene Anomalität der Trachea und Hauptbronchien (7 Fälle) beschrieben [1,2,9,10] Vier Wochen postoperativ zeigten sich sowohl im Computertomogramm des Thorax als auch bei der Bronchoskopie operationsspezifische Residuen, 10 Wochen postoperativ ist die Trachea an der Abtragungsstelle noch umschrieben vulnerabel, jedoch ohne Anhalt für Rezidiv-oder Residualtumor.…”