Multicystic Pulmonary Parenchymal Lesions in a Young Adult with Hemoptysis.

Choi, Kyoung A; Koh, Won Jung; Lee, Kyung Soo; Han, Joungho; Kim, Kwhanmien

doi:2007.62.1.71

Tuberc Respir Dis > Volume 62(1); 2007 > Article

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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 2007;62(1):71-73.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.2007.62.1.71 Published online January 1, 2007.

Multicystic Pulmonary Parenchymal Lesions in a Young Adult with Hemoptysis.

Kyoung A Choi, Won Jung Koh, Kyung Soo Lee, Joungho Han, Kwhanmien Kim

¹Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. wjkoh@smc.samsung.co.kr
²Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
³Department of Pathology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
⁴Department of Thoracic Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Bronchogenic cysts are commonly located in the mediastinum or lung parenchyma, and arise from the abnormal budding of the primitive tracheobronchial tube. Cough and pain are the most common symptoms. Bronchogenic cysts appear as spherical or oval masses with smooth outlines and are usually unilocular and noncalcified. We report a young adult with a bronchogenic cyst presenting as multicystic pulmonary parenchymal lesions. This case is very unusual because a multicystic intrapulmonary bronchogenic cyst is very rare in adults.

Key Words: Bronchogenic cyst, Adult, Hemoptysis