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Cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia.

G Singer·E Haag·M Anabitarte
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AIMS: We describe the clinical and pathological findings of a previously unreported cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia in a child. CASE DETAILS: The 3-year-old female patient developed a 8-mm secreting papule over her left scapula. Pathological examination revealed a lesion composed of bronchioles and alveoli within the subcutis and the dermis, with bronchiolar connection to the epidermis. Alveolar type II cells indicating full pulmonary differentiation were detected with a monoclonal antibody (AMH 152). CONCLUSIONS: The described features suggest that this lesion is a unique variant of rarely observed bronchus-like entities of the skin, designated as cutaneous bronchogenic cysts or cutaneous branchial cleft cysts.

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Bronchogenic CystChild, PreschoolChoristomaFemaleHemangiomaHumansLungSkin DiseasesSkin NeoplasmsCase ReportsJournal Article

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G Singer, E Haag, M Anabitarte. 1998. Cutaneous lung tissue heterotopia.. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2559.1998.00337.x

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