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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Thottam, Prasad John
• Bathula, Samba S
• Poulik, Janet M
• Madgy, David N

Titel

Complete second branchial cleft anomaly presenting as a fistula and a tonsillar cyst: an interesting congenital anomaly

Ist Teil von

• Ear, nose, & throat journal, 2014-10, Vol.93 (10-11), p.466-468

Ort / Verlag

United States: Sage Publications, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

EZB-FREE-00999 freely available EZB journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Branchial cleft anomalies make up 30% of all pediatric neck masses, but complete second branchial cleft anomalies are extremely rare. We report an unusual case of a complete second branchial cleft anomaly that presented as a draining neck fistula and a tonsillar cyst in an otherwise healthy 3-month-old girl. At the age of 7 months, the patient had been experiencing feeding difficulties, and there was increasing concern about the risk of persistent infections. At that point, the anomaly was excised in its entirety. Our suspicion that the patient had a complete second branchial cleft anomaly was confirmed by imaging, surgical excision, and histopathologic analysis.