Lateral cervical cyst containing gastric epithelium.
A lateral cervical cyst, presumably of branchial origin, was found to contain gastric epithelium. This is an extremely rare condition and, to our knowledge, represents the first such report in a branchial cyst. The literature is reviewed and speculations are made with respect to the embryologic and clinical implications of this anomaly.
Gosain
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Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco.
Wildes
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D001935:Branchioma / Q000473:pathology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D004848:Epithelium; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013270:Stomach