Four Cases of Cysts in the Neck of Similar Character, and Possibly Developed in Connection with Branchial Clefts
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During the last few years these cases have come under my care. All the patients presented soft, fluctuating swellings just below the angle of the jaw and under the sterno-mastoid. In one case the cyst was of several years' duration, in the others of several months, and in all they were quite painless. The question of diagnosis from chronic tuberculous abscess had to be
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Branchial cysts are among the common congenital neck masses. Only a few familial cases of this anomaly have been reported. Bilateral cysts comprise 2-3% of the cases. In this article one case of bilateral second type branchial cysts and fistula is presented.
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دوره 29 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2016