Thoracoabdominal foregut duplication cyst with respiratory epithelium and alimentary epithelium

Abstract Thoracoabdominal foregut duplication is a rare congenital abnormality. The authors report a case of thoracoabdominal foregut duplication cyst in a 13-year-old male patient. The pathologic report revealed that a thoracic mass with a pseudostratified, ciliated, columnar epithelial lining (res...

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Published in:The American journal of surgery 2010-05, Vol.199 (5), p.e54-e56
Main Authors: Zhang, Juan, Zhang, Ke Ren, Bai, Yu Zuo, Song, Dan, Wang, Weilin, Ph.D., M.D
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Adolescent
Anemia
Biopsy, Needle
Case reports
Contrast Media
Cyst
Cysts
Cysts - diagnosis
Cysts - genetics
Cysts - surgery
Duplication
Epithelium
Esophagus
Follow-Up Studies
Foregut
Gastric mucosa
Gastric Mucosa - pathology
Gastrointestinal tract
Hernias
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Intestinal Mucosa - pathology
Male
Medical imaging
NMR
Nuclear magnetic resonance
Pain
Rare Diseases
Reproduction (copying)
Respiratory Mucosa - pathology
Respiratory tract
Risk Assessment
Stomach Diseases - diagnosis
Stomach Diseases - genetics
Stomach Diseases - surgery
Surgery
Surgical Procedures, Operative - methods
Thoracic Diseases - diagnosis
Thoracic Diseases - genetics
Thoracic Diseases - surgery
Thoracoabdominal
Thorax
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:Abstract Thoracoabdominal foregut duplication is a rare congenital abnormality. The authors report a case of thoracoabdominal foregut duplication cyst in a 13-year-old male patient. The pathologic report revealed that a thoracic mass with a pseudostratified, ciliated, columnar epithelial lining (respiratory tract epithelium), an abdominal mass with gastric mucosa (alimentary tract epithelium), and the cyst originated from the foregut.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.011