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Foregut Cyst

MedGen UID:
415379
•Concept ID:
C2826607
•
Finding

Definition

A cyst originating from the primitive foregut. It may arise from the upper aerodigestive tract, tracheobronchial tree, liver, and pancreas. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVForegut Cyst

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Hepatic Cysts: Reappraisal of the Classification, Terminology, Differential Diagnosis, and Clinicopathologic Characteristics in 258 Cases.
Armutlu A, Quigley B, Choi H, Basturk O, Akkas G, Pehlivanoglu B, Memis B, Jang KT, Erkan M, Erkan B, Balci S, Saka B, Bagci P, Farris AB, Kooby DA, Martin D, Kalb B, Maithel SK, Sarmiento J, Reid MD, Adsay NV
Am J Surg Pathol 2022 Sep 1;46(9):1219-1233. Epub 2022 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001930. PMID: 35778790
Congenital chest lesions: diagnosis and characterization with prenatal MR imaging.
Hubbard AM, Adzick NS, Crombleholme TM, Coleman BG, Howell LJ, Haselgrove JC, Mahboubi S
Radiology 1999 Jul;212(1):43-8. doi: 10.1148/radiology.212.1.r99jl3143. PMID: 10405718

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Non-neoplastic epithelial cysts of the pancreas: a rare, benign entity.
Assifi MM, Nguyen PD, Agrawal N, Dedania N, Kennedy EP, Sauter PK, Prestipino A, Winter JM, Yeo CJ, Lavu H
J Gastrointest Surg 2014 Mar;18(3):523-31. Epub 2014 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2459-7. PMID: 24449000
Bronchopulmonary foregut malformation.
Katayama Y, Kusagawa H, Komada T, Shomura S, Tenpaku H
Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 Nov;59(11):767-70. Epub 2011 Nov 15 doi: 10.1007/s11748-010-0763-z. PMID: 22083698
Prenatal and postnatal Ciliated Hepatic Foregut Cysts in infants.
Guérin F, Hadhri R, Fabre M, Pariente D, Fouquet V, Martelli H, Gauthier F, Branchereau S
J Pediatr Surg 2010 Mar;45(3):E9-14. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2009.12.009. PMID: 20223307
Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: an increasingly diagnosed condition.
Sharma S, Dean AG, Corn A, Kohli V, Wright HI, Sebastian A, Jabbour N
Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2008 Dec;7(6):581-9. PMID: 19073402
Solitary liver cysts in children: not always so simple.
Rogers TN, Woodley H, Ramsden W, Wyatt JI, Stringer MD
J Pediatr Surg 2007 Feb;42(2):333-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.10.024. PMID: 17270544

Diagnosis

Hepatic Cysts: Reappraisal of the Classification, Terminology, Differential Diagnosis, and Clinicopathologic Characteristics in 258 Cases.
Armutlu A, Quigley B, Choi H, Basturk O, Akkas G, Pehlivanoglu B, Memis B, Jang KT, Erkan M, Erkan B, Balci S, Saka B, Bagci P, Farris AB, Kooby DA, Martin D, Kalb B, Maithel SK, Sarmiento J, Reid MD, Adsay NV
Am J Surg Pathol 2022 Sep 1;46(9):1219-1233. Epub 2022 Jul 4 doi: 10.1097/PAS.0000000000001930. PMID: 35778790
Imaging of the Middle and Visceral Mediastinum.
Bourgouin PP, Madan R
Radiol Clin North Am 2021 Mar;59(2):193-204. Epub 2021 Jan 9 doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2020.11.004. PMID: 33551081
Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: a report of 6 cases and a review of the English literature.
Bishop KC, Perrino CM, Ruzinova MB, Brunt EM
Diagn Pathol 2015 Jun 30;10:81. doi: 10.1186/s13000-015-0321-1. PMID: 26122082Free PMC Article
Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: a study of six cases and review of the literature.
Vick DJ, Goodman ZD, Deavers MT, Cain J, Ishak KG
Am J Surg Pathol 1999 Jun;23(6):671-7. doi: 10.1097/00000478-199906000-00006. PMID: 10366149
Retroperitoneal foregut cyst.
Kajiya Y, Nakajo M, Ichinari N, Yamazumi K, Otuji T, Tanaka T
Abdom Imaging 1997 Jan-Feb;22(1):111-3. doi: 10.1007/s002619900153. PMID: 9000370

Therapy

Minor laparoscopic liver resection as day-case surgery (without overnight hospitalisation): a pilot study.
Rebibo L, Leourier P, Badaoui R, Le Roux F, Lorne E, Regimbeau JM
Surg Endosc 2019 Jan;33(1):261-271. Epub 2018 Jun 25 doi: 10.1007/s00464-018-6306-x. PMID: 29943064
Robotic Approach in Benign and Malignant Esophageal Tumors; A Preliminary Seven Case Series.
Tomulescu V, Stanescu C, Blajut C, Barbulescu L, Droc G, Herlea V, Popescu I
Chirurgia (Bucur) 2018 Mar-Apr;113(2):202-209. doi: 10.21614/chirurgia.113.2.202. PMID: 29733012
Non-neoplastic epithelial cysts of the pancreas: a rare, benign entity.
Assifi MM, Nguyen PD, Agrawal N, Dedania N, Kennedy EP, Sauter PK, Prestipino A, Winter JM, Yeo CJ, Lavu H
J Gastrointest Surg 2014 Mar;18(3):523-31. Epub 2014 Jan 22 doi: 10.1007/s11605-014-2459-7. PMID: 24449000
The robotic approach for mediastinal lesions.
Augustin F, Schmid T, Bodner J
Int J Med Robot 2006 Sep;2(3):262-70. doi: 10.1002/rcs.84. PMID: 17520641
Subphrenic bronchopulmonary foregut malformation with pulmonary-sequestration-like features.
Matsubayashi J, Ishida T, Ozawa T, Aoki T, Koyanagi Y, Mukai K
Pathol Int 2003 May;53(5):313-6. doi: 10.1046/j.1440-1827.2003.01475.x. PMID: 12713567

Prognosis

Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: a report of 6 cases and a review of the English literature.
Bishop KC, Perrino CM, Ruzinova MB, Brunt EM
Diagn Pathol 2015 Jun 30;10:81. doi: 10.1186/s13000-015-0321-1. PMID: 26122082Free PMC Article
Ciliated foregut cyst of the gallbladder. A diagnostic challenge and management quandary.
Giakoustidis A, Morrison D, Thillainayagam A, Stamp G, Mahadevan V, Mudan S
J Gastrointestin Liver Dis 2014 Jun;23(2):207-10. doi: 10.15403/jgld.2014.1121.232.ag1. PMID: 24949614
Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: an increasingly diagnosed condition.
Sharma S, Dean AG, Corn A, Kohli V, Wright HI, Sebastian A, Jabbour N
Hepatobiliary Pancreat Dis Int 2008 Dec;7(6):581-9. PMID: 19073402
Metabolite signature of developmental foregut cyst on in vivo and in vitro (1)H MR spectroscopy.
Santhosh K, Thomas B, Varma L, Sandhyamany S, Kesavadas C, Appukuttan PS, Srinivas G, Gupta AK, Kapilamoorthy TR, Unnikrishnan M
J Magn Reson Imaging 2008 Aug;28(2):493-6. doi: 10.1002/jmri.21428. PMID: 18666206
Solitary liver cysts in children: not always so simple.
Rogers TN, Woodley H, Ramsden W, Wyatt JI, Stringer MD
J Pediatr Surg 2007 Feb;42(2):333-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2006.10.024. PMID: 17270544

Clinical prediction guides

Congenital Lung Malformations: Experience From a Tertiary Care Center in India.
Gulla KM, Parihar MS, Jat KR, Agarwala S, Lodha R, Kabra SK
Indian Pediatr 2021 Feb 15;58(2):129-133. PMID: 33632941
Ciliated hepatic foregut cyst: a report of 6 cases and a review of the English literature.
Bishop KC, Perrino CM, Ruzinova MB, Brunt EM
Diagn Pathol 2015 Jun 30;10:81. doi: 10.1186/s13000-015-0321-1. PMID: 26122082Free PMC Article
Metabolite signature of developmental foregut cyst on in vivo and in vitro (1)H MR spectroscopy.
Santhosh K, Thomas B, Varma L, Sandhyamany S, Kesavadas C, Appukuttan PS, Srinivas G, Gupta AK, Kapilamoorthy TR, Unnikrishnan M
J Magn Reson Imaging 2008 Aug;28(2):493-6. doi: 10.1002/jmri.21428. PMID: 18666206
The robotic approach for mediastinal lesions.
Augustin F, Schmid T, Bodner J
Int J Med Robot 2006 Sep;2(3):262-70. doi: 10.1002/rcs.84. PMID: 17520641
The ciliated hepatic foregut cyst, an unusual bronchiolar foregut malformation: a histological, histochemical, and immunohistochemical study of 7 cases.
Chatelain D, Chailley-Heu B, Terris B, Molas G, Le Caë A, Vilgrain V, Belghiti J, Degott C, Flejou JF
Hum Pathol 2000 Feb;31(2):241-6. doi: 10.1016/s0046-8177(00)80227-0. PMID: 10685641

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