Bronchogenic cyst History and Symptoms

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Joanna Ekabua, M.D. [2]

The majority of patients with bronchogenic cyst are asymptomatic.

The majority of patients with bronchogenic cyst are asymptomatic and are diagnosed during investigations for other pathologies.^[1][2][3]

When symptomatic, clinical presentation of bronchogenic cyst depends on the age of the patient, size and the location of the cyst.^[1][4]

In infants bronchogenic cyst presents with ^{[5][6][7][4][8][9][10]}

• respiratory distress
• Increasing stridor
• Reccurrent croup
• Feeding difficulties.
• Palpable neck mass
• Non-bilious emesis

In children and adults, bronchogenic cyst presents with

• Dull chest pain,^{[1][11][12][13]} with radiation to the shoulder in diaphragmatic broncogenic cyst.^[14][7]
• Cough^{[13] [11][15]}
• Progressive dysphagia^[1][13]
• Odynophagia^[13]
• wheezing^[1]
• Adobminal bloating^[16]
• Fever^[11]
• Palpable neck mass^[4]
• purulent sputum^[1]
• Hemoptysis^[11]
• Dyspnea^[17][7]
• Anorexia and/or weight loss^[18]
• Dizziness^[19]
• Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia^[20]
• Atrioventricular block^[21]
• Atrial and ventricular premature complexes^[22]
• Memory impairment^[23]
• Asthenia^[23][24][25]
• Limping^[25]
• Seizure and loss of consciousness^[26]
• Sciatica^[27]
• Back pain^[24][28]
• Neuralgia^[28]
• Urinary incontinence^[24]

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