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urachal cyst
Friday 17 March 2006
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Definition : A urachal cyst is a collection of tissue and fluid between the bladder and the belly button (umbilicus). The cyst forms in the remnants of the urachus, a structure normally present in a fetus that usually closes up before birth.
Synopsis
cystic structures lined by benign urothelium and cuboidal epithelium expressing GATA3.
lobulated cystic structure lined by benign epithelium
Images
Infected Urachal Cyst
See also
- urachal fistula
- urachal sinus
- urachal cyst
- vesical diverticulum (bladder diverticulum)
