Oropharyngeal Branchial Cyst in a Young Child

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SOYLU E., ORHAN I., YILMAZ F., CAKIR A., Calim O. F.

JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY, vol.25, no.3, 2014 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 25 Issue: 3
• Publication Date: 2014
• Doi Number: 10.1097/scs.0000000000000400
• Journal Name: JOURNAL OF CRANIOFACIAL SURGERY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Second branchial cleft cysts are almost always located in the neck. Their presence in the oropharynx is extremely rare. An oropharyngeal branchial cyst in a 4-year-old child diagnosed by magnetic resonance and histopathology was presented. Anatomic location and pathological findings indicated the second branchial pouch origin. The cyst was excised transorally. Six months' follow-up of the child was uneventful and there was no recurrence.