Bronchogenic cyst in an unusual location

ABSTRACT This article reports the case of a patient with lingual bronchogenic cyst and presents a brief review of discrepancies in the nomenclature of lingual cysts. A 2-year-old male patient was admitted to the pediatric surgery outpatient clinic of a university hospital due to the presence of a 2 cm mass on the dorsal surface of the tongue. The tumor was excised and the anatomopathological report revealed a foregut cyst, bronchogenic subtype. Lingual cysts are rare, especially when compatible with bronchogenic formations. Their pathogenic process is not clear; one of the possibilities is the separation of cells from the primitive gut, before the separation between the esophagus and the trachea. The treatment usually consists of surgical excision.

摘要 本文报告1例舌部支气管源性囊肿（lingual bronchogenic cyst）病例，并对舌部囊肿命名的分歧进行简要综述。一名2岁男性患儿因舌背出现2cm大小肿物，就诊于某大学医院儿科外科门诊。手术完整切除肿物后，解剖病理学报告提示为前肠囊肿（foregut cyst）支气管源性亚型。舌部囊肿较为罕见，尤其是伴支气管源性分化者。其发病机制尚未明确，其中一种假说为：在食管与气管分离前，原始前肠的细胞发生异常脱落分离。该病的治疗方式通常为手术切除。