Brachial cyst: a case report

The Authors present the clinical case of a 41 years old patient, presenting since two years a right cervical swelling, progressively grown up in the last two months with tight-elastic thickness. Pre-operative diagnostic tests suggested the suspect of II branchial arch cyst. By surgery we removed a c...

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Published inIl Giornale di chirurgia Vol. 30; no. 11-12; pp. 493 - 496
Main Authors Negri, M, Del Rio, P, Sianesi, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageItalian
Published Italy 01.11.2009
Subjects
Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Branchial Region - embryology
Branchioma - classification
Branchioma - diagnostic imaging
Branchioma - embryology
Branchioma - pathology
Branchioma - surgery
Humans
Male
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography
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Summary:The Authors present the clinical case of a 41 years old patient, presenting since two years a right cervical swelling, progressively grown up in the last two months with tight-elastic thickness. Pre-operative diagnostic tests suggested the suspect of II branchial arch cyst. By surgery we removed a cystic formation that appeared, at histopathologic exam with a multi-stratified coating, surrounded by lymphoid tissue, organized in germinative centres, compatible with branchial cyst structure.
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ISSN:0391-9005