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umbilical cord pseudocyst

Monday 13 March 2006

Synopsis

 degeneration of Wharton jelly
 absence of epithelial lining inside the cyst wall

Differential diagnosis

 umbilical cord cysts

Association

 omphalocele (15449087)

References

 Emura T, Kanamori Y, Ito M, Tanaka Y, Hashizume K, Marumo G, Goishi K. Omphalocele associated with a large multilobular umbilical cord pseudocyst. Pediatr Surg Int. 2004 Aug;20(8):636-9. PMID: 15449087