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Case Reports
. 2007 Jan;89(1):W12-4.
doi: 10.1308/147870807X160380.

A third branchial pouch cyst presenting as stridor in a child

Joseph Wasson  1 , Sean Blaney, Ricard Simo
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Case Reports

A third branchial pouch cyst presenting as stridor in a child

Joseph Wasson et al. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2007 Jan.

Abstract

We present a rare case of a third branchial pouch cyst in an 18-month-old child, presenting with stridor and a lateral cervical cystic mass. Differences in the anatomical course of third and fourth branchial cysts, and histological differences between branchial pouch and branchial cleft cysts are discussed.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Comparative pre-operative (A) and postoperative (B) microlaryngoscopy.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Diagrammatic representation of the anatomical relations to the branchial cyst.
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