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Branchial cleft cyst - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A branchial cleft cyst (also known as a "Branchial cyst" : 782 ) is an oval, moderately movable cystic mass that develops under the skin in the neck between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and t...
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My 22-year-old daughter has just been diagnosed with a branchial cleft cyst. It has been badly infected but is now just a mass. The doctor is keeping her on antibiotics until surgery can be scheduled to remove it.
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The birth defect may appear as open spaces called cleft sinuses, which may develop on one or both sides of the neck. A branchial cleft cyst may form from fluid drained from a sinus. The cyst or sinus can become infected.
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A branchial cleft cyst is a remnant derived from the fusion planes between the developing head and neck. Normally these fusion planes obliterate but can persist as a potential space that can fill with fluid and get infected.
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A branchial cleft cyst is an oval, moderately movable cystic mass that develops under the skin between the sternocleidomastoid (neck) muscle and the pharynx. It is a remnant of embryonic development. A branchial cleft sinus is a small opening along the neck muscle which may connect to the mouth.
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Diagnosis: Right second branchial cleft cyst. ... b. Branchial cleft cyst, most commonly anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle and lateral to the thyroid gland. 90% of branchial abnormalities arise from the second branchial cleft (8% from the first branchial cleft).
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