Pathologic and Radiologic Correlation of Adult Cystic Lung Disease: A Comprehensive Review

Figure 14

(a) Bronchogenic cyst. High-resolution CT scan reveals a 5.0 × 7.0 cm, well-circumscribed, thin-walled cystic mass of fluid density (+51 Hounsfield units) arising within the right lung and abutting the posterior aspect of the heart. There is no communication with the bronchus. (b) Gross specimen of a bronchogenic cyst bisected to reveal a smooth inner surface with punctate hemorrhagic foci and mucoid material and interrupted by trabeculations.

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