ArticleFrontiers in medicine2026
Case Report: A rare case of gastric cardia bronchogenic cyst: diagnostic challenges and EUS findings with elevated cyst-fluid tumor markers.
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Abstract
Bronchogenic cysts are rare congenital foregut malformations that most commonly occur in the thoracic cavity, whereas involvement of the gastric cardia is exceptionally uncommon. We report the case of a 36-year-old man who presented with abdominal distension and was found to have a cystic lesion adjacent to the gastric cardia. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a well-circumscribed, non-enhancing cystic mass, but the exact origin and nature of the lesion remained uncertain. Endoscopic ultrasound showed a 4.5 × 5.0 cm homogeneous hypoechoic lesion arising from the muscularis propria layer of the gastric cardia. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration yielded dark-brown, turbid cyst fluid, and cyst-fluid analysis showed a neutrophil-predominant, exudative profile with markedly elevated tumor-associated markers, including CEA, CA19-9, CA125, and CYFRA 21-1. Microbiological smear and culture examinations for bacteria, fungi, and mycobacteria were negative. Given the patient's symptoms, lesion size, uncertain diagnosis, abnormal cyst-fluid profile, and inability to exclude a cystic neoplasm preoperatively, laparoscopic cyst excision with gastric wall repair was performed. Histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of a bronchogenic cyst, characterized by pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium and smooth muscle within the cyst wall. The patient recovered uneventfully, and no recurrence was observed during 1 year of follow-up. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of gastric bronchogenic cysts and the complementary role of endoscopic ultrasound in localizing and characterizing subepithelial cystic lesions. Elevated cyst-fluid tumor markers should be interpreted cautiously and should not be regarded as evidence of malignancy in isolation, as their diagnostic and prognostic significance in gastric bronchogenic cysts remains uncertain.
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