OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The purpose of this study is to describe an endoscope-assisted surgical technique for the excision of branchial cleft cysts and compare it to the standard approach. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective case series review. METHODS Twenty-seven cases described as branchial cleft excisions performed by a single surgeon at one academic medical center were identified between 2007 and...

We report five cases of duplicated external ear canal with especial attention to its histology and surgical care of facial nerve for their complete resection. These five patients were selected from 50 cases of first bronchial cleft anomalies including atretic external ear canals, preauricular fistula, cyst and sinuses. The characteristic histopathology and clinical features such as external ope...

Amygdaloid cysts are rare cystic benign tumors due to congenital malformations resulting from an anomaly of embryonic development the upper laterocervical region, originating second branchial cleft. They represent approximately 2% all and 6% 85% anomalies This cleft is a frequent reason for consultation in pediatric population but relatively adults. We report cases two patients aged 23 34 years...

Branchiogenic carcinoma is extremely rare. The majority of branchiogenic carcinomas are cystic metastases originating in the tonsils, and not true carcinomas arising in a branchial cleft cyst. Isolated cystic neck lesions necessitate a thorough search for a primary tumor, as with other occult primaries presenting with cervical metastases. As the existence of primary branchiogenic carcinoma is c...

Introduction: First branchial cleft anomalies manifest with duplication of the external auditory canal.   Case Report: This report features a rare case of microtia and congenital middle ear and canal cholesteatoma with first branchial fistula. External auditory canal stenosis was complicated by middle ear and external canal cholesteatoma, but branchial fistula, opening in the zygomatic root and...

A woman with dermoid of the neck was admitted to the Bristol Royal Infirmary in February last, under the care of Mr. A. W. Prichard. She had a large bilateral tumour with a median isthmus in the submaxillary region, non-adherent to the skin and stationary on deglutition. The right lobe could be moulded, like putty, into any shape, and the fingers imparted their impressions to it. The left, hard...

Brachial cleft cysts are rare congenital malformations of the lateral neck and typically present in the second and third decades of life. Many theories have been proposed to explain the aetiology of these cysts including incomplete obliteration of branchial mucosa, persistence of vestiges of the precervical sinus and cystic lymph node origin. Preoperative imaging investigations show a fluid-fil...