Davis Paul L, Gibson Kathleen G, Evans Adele K
Medical Center Boulevard, Department of Otolaryngology, 4th Floor Watlington, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2010 Nov;74(11):1331-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.07.027. Epub 2010 Sep 15.
Enteric duplication cysts are rare congenital anomalies that result from heterotrophic rests of foregut-derived epithelium in the head, neck, thorax or abdomen. Typically, foregut duplication cysts of the head and neck are diagnosed in asymptomatic children. No single embryologic process has been identified to explain causation. In this case, we report a case of two siblings with foregut duplication cysts-one cyst occurring in the floor of mouth and the other occurring in the thorax as an esophageal duplication. To our knowledge, this is the first report of such an event in the literature. This case raises the question of a possibly inherited foregut cyst versus a spontaneous occurrence in first degree relatives.
肠重复囊肿是一种罕见的先天性异常，由头、颈、胸或腹部前肠来源上皮的异位残余引起。通常，头颈部的前肠重复囊肿在无症状儿童中被诊断出来。尚未确定单一的胚胎学过程来解释其病因。在本病例中，我们报告了一对患有前肠重复囊肿的兄弟姐妹——一个囊肿发生在口腔底部，另一个囊肿发生在胸部，为食管重复囊肿。据我们所知，这是文献中首次报道此类事件。该病例引发了一个问题，即前肠囊肿在一级亲属中是可能遗传还是自发发生。
