Cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia.
OBJECTIVE
We describe the clinical and pathological findings of a previously unreported cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia in a child.


METHODS
The 3-year-old female patient developed a 8-mm secreting papule over her left scapula. Pathological examination revealed a lesion composed of bronchioles and alveoli within the subcutis and the dermis, with bronchiolar connection to the epidermis. Alveolar type II cells indicating full pulmonary differentiation were detected with a monoclonal antibody (AMH 152).


CONCLUSIONS
The described features suggest that this lesion is a unique variant of rarely observed bronchus-like entities of the skin, designated as cutaneous bronchogenic cysts or cutaneous branchial cleft cysts.
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Institute of Pathology, Cantonal Hospital, Baden, Switzerland.
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Anabitarte
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D001994:Bronchogenic Cyst / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology