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. 2011 Jul;3(2):136-7.
doi: 10.4103/0974-2727.86856.

Type 2 first branchial cleft cyst presenting as childhood deafness

Sunilkumar Bylappa, Anikode Subramanian Ramaswamy, Hanumanthappa Krishnappa Manjunatha, Sulkunte Palaksha Arunkumar

Type 2 first branchial cleft cyst presenting as childhood deafness

Sunilkumar Bylappa et al. J Lab Physicians. 2011 Jul.
No abstract available

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Figure 1
Cyst wall composed of skin, adnexal structures, ceruminous glands, cartilage (a) and lymphoid follicle formation along with salivary gland tissue (b) Hematoxylin and eosin; ×10
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