Microsurgical management of bronchogenic cysts in the thalamus: An illustrative case and literature review

Abstract

Intracranial bronchogenic cysts are extremely rare. This is the first reported case of a bronchogenic cyst arising from the thalamus. Complete microsurgical resection was undertaken. A literature review was conducted to explore the etiologies, diagnostic approaches, and therapeutic strategies for this type of rare disease.

Keywords::

• bronchogenic cysts
• microsurgery
• thalamus

Acknowledgments

We thank all the other staffs of the neurosurgery department of the first hospital of China Medical University for their technical help.

Declaration of interest: The authors report no declarations of interest. The authors alone are responsible for the content and writing of the paper. This study has been supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31100770).