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Case Reports
. 2018 May;10(5):E335-E339.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2018.04.89.

Acute attack of recurrent esophageal duplication cyst in an adult: case report and literature review

Xinchun Duan  1 , Yong Cui  2 , Ying He  2 , Shaofa Xu  1
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Case Reports

Acute attack of recurrent esophageal duplication cyst in an adult: case report and literature review

Xinchun Duan et al. J Thorac Dis. 2018 May.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest CT demonstrated a 9.1×4.7×17 cm3 soft tissue mass in the lower-middle esophagus (D) with upper esophageal dilatation and air-fluid level (A). The bronchi and pulmonary artery/vein (B and C) were compressed. EUS revealed hypoechoic lesions associated with unclear margins (E and F).
Figure 2
Figure 2
The resected specimen of the postoperative recurrent EDC (A) and pathology (B and C). The patient’s first EDC pathology (D and E). (hematoxylin and eosin staining, B and D × 50, C and E× 200). Both pathological examinations showed pseudostratified columnar ciliated epithelium (yellow arrow) with two layers of muscularis propria underneath (black arrow).
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