The First Korean Case of Cutaneous Lung Tissue Heterotopia
Journal of Korean Medical Science
;
: 1387-1389, 2010.
Article
in English
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| ID: wpr-187898
ABSTRACT
Cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia is a very rare disorder where mature lung tissues develop in the skin. This is only the second known report of cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia, with the first by Singer et al. in 1998. A newborn infant had a hemangioma-like, freely movable mass connected to the anterior aspect of the sternal manubrium. Pathologic findings showed mature lung tissues with bronchi, bronchioles, and alveoli through the dermis and subcutis, and it was diagnosed as cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia. Cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia is hypervascular, so grossly it looks like a hemangioma. It can be differentiated from pulmonary sequestration, teratoma, bronchogenic cyst, and branchial cleft cyst by histology and the location of the mass. We describe the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings of a cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia, the first reported in Korea.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Skin Diseases
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Skin Neoplasms
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Branchioma
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Bronchogenic Cyst
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Choristoma
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Republic of Korea
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Lung
Limits:
Humans
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Male
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Infant, Newborn
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Korean Medical Science
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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