The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages e54-e56, May 2010

Thoracoabdominal foregut duplication cyst with respiratory epithelium and alimentary epithelium

Department of Pediatric Surgery, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, China

Received 24 March 2009; received in revised form 26 May 2009

Abstract 

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.

Keywords: Thoracoabdominal, Foregut, Duplication, Cyst

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PII: S0002-9610(09)00478-4

doi:10.1016/j.amjsurg.2009.05.011

The American Journal of Surgery
Volume 199, Issue 5 , Pages e54-e56, May 2010

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