Branchial cleft cyst: A rare diagnosis in a 84-year old patient. A case report

Autor: Deniz Tansuker, Berna Uslu Coşkun, M. Esra Sözen, Burhan Dadaş, Tülay Başak
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Turkish Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, Vol 49, Iss 1, Pp 22-24 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2667-7474
DOI: 10.5152/tao.2011.06
Popis: Branchial cleft cyst (BCC) is a congenital cervical mass which can be present at birth or becomes apparent generally up to first two decades of life. BCC is seen rarely and has a benign nature both in clinic and histopathologicly. In the literature, there are a few documented cases older than age of 70’s. A 84-yearold woman presented to our clinic with a left-sided neck mass was operated, and the pathologic specimen was reported as the branchial cleft cyst. This case is discussed based on the current literature because of its rarity.
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