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例舌支气管源性囊肿（lingual bronchogenic cyst）患者，并简要回顾了舌囊肿命名术语的分歧。一名2岁男性患儿因舌背出现2cm肿物，就诊于某大学医院小儿外科门诊。手术切除肿瘤后，解剖病理报告提示为前肠囊肿、支气管源性亚型。舌囊肿较为罕见，尤其是与支气管源性结构相符的舌囊肿。其致病机制尚未明确，其中一种可能的假说为：在食管与气管分离前，原始前肠的细胞发生脱落分离。治疗方式通常为手术切除。