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case_images: Radiologic images of the soft tissue lesion (star) from ultrasonography (a) and axial MRI ((b) T1 weighted and (c) T1 fat suppressed).
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case_images: An ultrasound of the affected area showed a complex cystic mass measuring 3.9 x 2.9 x 3.7 cm within the subcutaneous fat (Figure 1(a)). While the mass abutted underlying muscular fascia, there was no extension into the underlying trapezius muscle itself (Figures 1(b) and 1(c)).
case_images: Representative sections of the bronchogenic cyst on routine H&E stain. (a) Low-power view of the subcutaneous cystic lesion (50x magnification) and (b) high-power view of the cyst wall, containing ectopic ciliated respiratory epithelium (arrow), smooth muscle (star), and small mucous glands (triangle) (200x magnification).
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case_images: Histopathology from this specimen revealed a benign cyst lined with ciliated columnar epithelium (Figure 2).