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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