Abstract

MILAN-MONTENEGRO, José Guillermo; JARAMILLO-RODRIGUEZ, Yolanda; NARES-CISNEROS, Jesús  and  GUERRERO-SEPULVEDA, Jaime. Enteric duplication presented as lingual cyst: Case report and literature review. Bol. Med. Hosp. Infant. Mex. [online]. 2014, vol.71, n.3, pp.163-166. ISSN 1665-1146.

Background: Intestinal duplication cysts are rare abnormalities that occur primarily during the perinatal period and may cause problems for feeding and/or breathing. Sublingual intestinal duplication cysts can present either gastrointestinal epithelium or respiratory or both; the latter two cases are called choristomas. Case report: We describe a 10-month-old infant who presented a sublingual cystic mass at birth. Total successful transoral resection and reconstruction of the tongue was performed in planes. The surgical specimen was a brown cystic structure of mucoid content with dimensions of 23 × 17 × 11 mm. The cyst lining consists of gastric mucosa with foveolar epithelium and glands composed of parietal and chief cells. Conclusions: The intestinal duplication cyst is an extremely rare entity. The surgical approach is effective and curative with minimal morbidity and mortality and without recurrence in follow-up.

Keywords : Enteric duplication; Lingual cyst.