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Ciliated foregut cyst of the gallbladder: A case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Nam Eun Sook,
Lee Hyang Im,
Kim DuckHwan,
Choi Chul Soon,
Kim Yong Bum,
Kim Joo Seop,
Shin Hyung Sik
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pathology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1827
pISSN - 1320-5463
DOI - 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2000.01056.x
Subject(s) - foregut , gallbladder , cyst , anatomy , lumen (anatomy) , pathology , fundus (uterus) , biology , choledochal cysts , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , radiology
A case is presented of a ciliated cyst of the gallbladder in a 36‐year‐old Korean woman which was incidentally found on ultrasonographic study. A cystic mass measuring 1.5 × 1 × 1 cm was found in the fundus of the gallbladder. The cyst was unilocular and intramural without communication to the lumen. Microscopically, the cyst wall was lined by a single layer of pseudostratified, ciliated, columnar epithelium and goblet cells with underlying smooth muscle layers. This was considered to be the cyst arising from the embryonic foregut and showing differentiation toward respiratory structures. The term ‘ciliated foregut cyst of the gallbladder’ is suggested here.