title: Cervical cystic swelling in an adolescent: unusual association of a cervical mature teratoma with vertebral anomalies and a history of gastric duplication cyst.
abstract: A 14-year-old girl presented with a cervical cystic swelling in association with deformity of cervical vertebrae. As a child, she had been treated for gastric duplication. Pathologic examination of the resected cervical swelling revealed a mature teratoma. We discuss possible embryologic associations, which could explain the unusual combination of a mature teratoma with vertebral anomalies and gastric duplication.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Hermien
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hartog
authors.forename: Freek G
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Dikkers
authors.forename: Albert G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Veldhuizen
authors.forename: Maarten H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Coppes
authors.forename: Christien
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sleeboom
authors.forename: Zacharias Jan
authors.initials: ZJ
authors.lastname: de Langen
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis*; D000293:Adolescent; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004065:Digestive System Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D004487:Edema / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009333:Neck; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013270:Stomach / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D013724:Teratoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography