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Table 1  Summary of reported cases of subcutaneous bronchogenic cysts in adults

From: Giant subcutaneous bronchogenic cyst in the intergluteal cleft region of an adult: a case report and literature review

Author/year

Age (yrs)

Sex

Location

Size

(cm)

Duration

Imaging studies

Surgical resection

Cystic fluid

Recurrence

(follow-up)

Hameed et al. [7]/1993

19

M

Presternal area

1 year

Chest radiography

Total resection

Brownish fluid

Alar et al. [5]/2012

42

M

Presternal area

1.6

42 years

CT

Fine-needle aspiration

Moon et al. [9]/2017

18

M

Presternal area

3.3 × 1.7 × 3.1

Ultrasonography

Total resection

Whitish mucous material

Gaikwad et al. [6]/2006

34

M

Suprasternal notch

4.5 × 3.5 × 1.5

34 years

Ultrasonography

Total resection

White gelatinous material

Mangiameli et al. [8]/2020

20

M

Presternal area

3.7 × 1.4 × 6.5

1 year

CT, ultrasonography, MRI

Total resection

Whitish mucous material

No (6 months)

Present case

52

F

Intergluteal cleft region

6.8 × 6.3 × 5.1

10 years

CT, ultrasonography, MRI

Total resection

Brownish mucous material

No (11 months)

  1. yrs years, M male, F female, CT computed tomography, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, — not available