vitellointestinal cyst

vi·tel·lo·in·tes·tin·al cyst

a small red sessile or pedunculated tumor at the umbilicus in an infant; it is due to the persistence of a segment of the vitellointestinal duct. Synonym(s): umbilical cyst

vi·tel·lo·in·tes·tin·al cyst

(vī-tel'ō-in-tes'ti-năl sist) A small, red, sessile, or pedunculated tumor at the umbilicus in an infant; it is due to the persistence of a segment of the vitellointestinal duct.