Diseases

Bronchogenic Cyst

A usually spherical cyst, arising as an embryonic out-pouching of the foregut or trachea. It is generally found in the mediastinum or lung and is usually asymptomatic unless it becomes infected.

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Abstract

A usually spherical cyst, arising as an embryonic out-pouching of the foregut or trachea. It is generally found in the mediastinum or lung and is usually asymptomatic unless it becomes infected.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Bronchial Cyst
  • Bronchial Cysts
  • Bronchogenic Cysts
  • Cyst, Bronchial
  • Cyst, Bronchogenic
  • Cysts, Bronchial
  • Cysts, Bronchogenic

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, blood supply, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, chemistry, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, ultrastructure, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

non-neoplastic

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History Note

87

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Previous Indexing

  • Bronchial Diseases (1966-1986)
  • Cysts (1966-1986)
  • Mediastinal Cyst (1966-1986)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bronchogenic Cyst. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001994. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001994
  2. Bronchogenic Cyst. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchogenic_cyst
  3. Bronchogenic Cyst. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4973829