omphalomesenteric duct cyst

omphalomesenteric duct cyst
a cyst formed by failure of closure of part of the yolk stalk (omphalomesenteric duct); it may be at the umbilicus and visible on the skin, or more internally along the duct. Called also umbilical or vitellointestinal c.

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