An Unusual Left Upper Quadrant Mass : A Bronchopulmonary Foregut Malformation

Abstract EN

We report a case of a lady who presented with epigastric discomfort.

Physical examination revealed a large left upper quadrant mass filling the left upper quadrant.

Following extensive preoperative evaluation, she underwent resection of this 9×10×11 centimeter mass with en bloc excision of a portion of the left hemidiaphragm.

She made an uneventful postoperative recovery.

Histopathology revealed a bronchopulmonary foregut malformation with pulmonary sequestration.

This developmental anomaly of the foregut typically occurs in the thoracic cavity; however, it can occur below the diaphragm.

Herein we report a case and a detailed review of the embryology, clinical features, and management of these extremely rare clinical entities.