Optimal resection of gastric bronchogenic cysts based on anatomical continuity with adherent gastric muscular layer: A case report

Figure 1 The findings of Patient 1. A: Computed tomography scan of the abdomen revealed a cystic mass with a diameter of 3 cm. The lesion was attached to the gastric cardia with regular outlines (arrows); B: Endoscopic ultrasonography findings: A cystic mass was found in the submucosal layer of the cardia; C and D: Laparoscopic findings: (C) A smooth cystic mass arose from the gastric cardia and (D) part of the cyst (T) adhered firmly to the gastric wall (G); E: Histopathological findings: The cystic wall was lined with ciliated columnar epithelia and mucous glandular cells without cytological atypia; high-power magnification; F: the smooth muscle fibers surrounded the cystic wall (1) and they were continuous with the gastric muscular layer (2); low-power magnification. G: The gastric wall; T: The tumor.