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Adenocarcinoma arising in an intrathoracic duplication cyst of foregut origin: A case report with review of the literature
Author(s) -
Chuang Ming T.,
Teirstein Alvin S.,
Barba Fidelis A.,
Kaneko Mamoru
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(19810401)47:7<1887::aid-cncr2820470729>3.0.co;2-e
Subject(s) - foregut , medicine , thoracotomy , cyst , adenocarcinoma , gene duplication , asymptomatic , carcinoma , dysplasia , pathology , anatomy , cancer , biology , biochemistry , gene
A 41‐year‐old man presented with an asymptomatic superior mediastinal mass. At thoracotomy, a duplication cyst of the foregut was found. Microscopic examination of the cyst revealed mucosal alterations ranging from dysplasia and in situ carcinoma to infiltrating colonic carcinoma. Although malignant change has been reported in intra‐abdominal foregut cysts, this is the first reported instance of carcinoma arising in a mediastinal duplication cyst.