title: [A case of esophageal duplication cyst associated with a total left pericardial defect].
abstract: Esophageal duplication cyst associated with pericardial defect in a 57-year-old man is reported. Differential diagnosis was very difficult in the preoperative examination. The tumor was a cyst and its wall was a perfect replica of normal esophagus e.g. esophageal duplication, and total left pericardial defect also was found at the operation. There was no malignant or inflammation findings in the excised specimens. The association of esophageal duplication cyst associated with pericardial defect is very rare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Showa University School of Medicine.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kobayashi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Moriyasu
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanio
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Saida
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokokawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mushiaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadokura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takaba
mesh_terms: D004934:Esophageal Cyst / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010496:Pericardium / Q000002:abnormalities*