Rapidly enlarging esophageal duplication cyst

We report a rare esophageal duplication cyst, in a 12-year-old girl. The cyst had enlarged rapidly within 2 years. In December 1997, on admission, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass in the pleural cavity. We resected the cyst and the adjacent lung. Histopat...

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Published in:Journal of gastroenterology 1999-04, Vol.34 (2), p.246-249
Main Authors: Nakao, A, Urushihara, N, Yagi, T, Choda, Y, Hamada, M, Kataoka, K, Takakura, N, Isozaki, H, Tanaka, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child
Esophageal Cyst - diagnosis
Esophageal Cyst - diagnostic imaging
Esophageal Cyst - pathology
Esophagus - abnormalities
Female
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:We report a rare esophageal duplication cyst, in a 12-year-old girl. The cyst had enlarged rapidly within 2 years. In December 1997, on admission, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a cystic mass in the pleural cavity. We resected the cyst and the adjacent lung. Histopathological examination revealed an esophageal duplication cyst. Her presenting symptoms of fever and cough may have been related to infection of the cyst.
ISSN:0944-1174
DOI:10.1007/s005350050251