Open AccessISOLATED WELL‐FORMED INTESTINAL TISSUE IN THE UMBILICAL CORD: A Variant of Cyst of Omphalomesenteric Duct
Author(s) -
Iwasaki Isao,
Yu Ten Jun,
Itahashi Kojiro,
Nito Akio,
Yamaguchi Hisao,
Onoki Jun
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
acta patholigica japonica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.73
H-Index - 74
ISSN - 0001-6632
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1827.1986.tb01045.x
Subject(s) - umbilical cord , pathology , anatomy , duct (anatomy) , cyst , biology , abdominal wall , medicine
An extremely rare abnormality, a variant of omphalomesenteric duct, was observed in the umbilical cord 1 cm from the entry point into the abdominal wall, which itself was as an isolated mass of well‐formed intestinal tissue free of structural defects. This intestinal tissue seems to be the remnant of an intestinal loop from caudal limb of midgut following physiological herniation during the third month of gestation.