Small intestine & ampulla
Congenital anomalies
Enterogenous cysts
Author: Hanni Gulwani, M.B.B.S.
Last author update: 1 August 2012
Last staff update: 18 November 2020
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Definition / general | Microscopic (histologic) description | Additional referencesCite this page: Gulwani H. Enterogenous cysts. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/smallbowelenterogenous.html. Accessed April 18th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Found in wall of small bowel, mesentery, posterior mediastinum or rectorectal space
- May be associated with vertebral body abnormalities
Microscopic (histologic) description
- Lined by respiratory, small intestinal or gastric epithelium
- Wall composed of irregularly oriented smooth muscle
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