Thoracoabdominal foregut duplication cyst with respiratory epithelium and alimentary epithelium.
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.
Zhang
Juan
J
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Zhang
Ke Ren
KR
Bai
Yu Zuo
YZ
Song
Dan
D
Wang
Weilin
W
D000293:Adolescent; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D003287:Contrast Media; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005753:Gastric Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007413:Intestinal Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013272:Stomach Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000379:methods; D013896:Thoracic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D003287:Contrast Media