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hypopharyngeal foregut duplication cyst
Saturday 7 July 2007
Foregut duplication cysts of the hypopharynx are extremely rare. All have been described as solid lesions and contained heterotopic gastric epithelium.
Synopsis
grossly cystic
Differential diagnosis
congenital laryngeal cysts
See also
foregut duplication cysts
References
Kim JK, Park KK. Foregut duplication cyst of the hypopharynx: a rare cause of upper airway obstruction. J Pediatr Surg. 2007 Jun;42(6):E5-7. PMID: 17560193