Case Report

Gallbladder Ciliated Foregut Cyst Suspected of Malignancy Preoperatively

Table 1

Previous reports of the ciliated foregut cyst of the gallbladder.

No.AuthorYearAgeSexSymptomsLocationSize (mm)LocularityCyst contentImage findingsTherapyMalignancy

1Nam1)200036FFever, vomiting, pruritic skin rashFundus15UnilocularMucusUS; anechoic/CT; homogeneous low densityLaparoscopyNo
2Hirono4)200243FNoNeck25UnilocularMucusUS/CT/MRI; cystic lesion with polypsOpenNo
3Muraoka5)200337FNoBody24UnilocularMucusUS; anechoic with highly echoic area/CT; nonenhanced lesionOpenNo
4Bulut6)201041FRUQ painNeck35UnilocularMucusUnspecifiedLaparoscopyNo
5Tunçyürek7)201342FRUQ painBody7UnilocularMucusUS; anechoic with highly echoic areaLaparoscopyNo
6Giakoustidis8)201429FEpigastric painNeck30UnilocularMucusUS; anechoic with solid elements/MRI; cyst adjacent to gallbladderLaparoscopyNo
7Hwang9)201539FRUQ painNeck35UnilocularMucusUS/CT; unilocular cystic lesion with amorphous debris levelLaparoscopyNo
8Lee10)201561MRUQ painBody27UnilocularGelatinousUnspecifiedLaparoscopyNo
9Han11)201620FRUQ painNeck16UnilocularMucusUS/CT; nonenhanced cystic massUnspecifiedNo
10Agarwal12)20169MRUQ pain, vomitingNeck30UnilocularMucusUnspecifiedUnspecifiedNo
11Farrugia13)201772MRUQ pain, nauseaNeck45UnilocularUnspecifiedUS; anechoic/MRI; cyst adjacent to gallbladderOpenNo
12Wissem14)201734FRUQ painNeck30UnilocularMucusCT; cyst adjacent to gallbladderOpenNo
13Present case202150FNoNeck17UnilocularMucusUS; isoechoic/CT; contrast-enhanced solid lesionOpenNo

RUQ: right upper quadrant; US: ultrasound; CT: computed tomography; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging.