Document Type
Report
Department
Paediatrics and Child Health
Abstract
A two and a half year old Kenyan girl presented with recurrent chest infections and difficulty in swallowing. Her clinical and laboratory workup was suggestive of lower respiratory tract infection for which she received a course of antibiotics; however, she remains symptomatic after the management of her suspected diagnosis. Therefore, further radiological workup including a chest CT scan and barium study were performed. This showed a homogeneous mass surrounded by ascending and descending aorta in the posterior mediastinum that was compressing the middle esophagus. She had a posterolateral thoracotomy which revealed a cystic mass with smooth surfaces (5x5 cm) in the posterior mediastinum. Histopathology showed branchial cleft cyst predominately lined by stratified squamous epithelium, with lymphocytes predominance. A final diagnosis of posterior mediastinal branchial cleft cyst was made. She was discharged home and remained well at follow-up.
Publication (Name of Journal)
JCPSP: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan
Recommended Citation
Rashid, A.,
Ahmad, V.,
Qazi, S.,
Billoo, A. G.,
Rashid, S.,
Saleem, A. F.
(2014). Posterior mediastinal branchial cleft cyst: an unusual site. JCPSP: Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan, 24(Special Supplement 2), S117-S118.
Available at:
https://ecommons.aku.edu/pakistan_fhs_mc_women_childhealth_paediatr/211