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Case Reports
. 2024 Sep;103(9):NP541-NP544.
doi: 10.1177/01455613211067846. Epub 2022 Jan 28.

Intraoral Approach for Parapharyngeal Branchial Cleft Cysts

Yun Na Yang  1 , Yong Tae Hong  1
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Intraoral Approach for Parapharyngeal Branchial Cleft Cysts

Yun Na Yang et al. Ear Nose Throat J. 2024 Sep.
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Abstract

Branchial cleft cyst (BCC) most frequently arises from the second branchial cleft and is located anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle at the mandibular angle. However, very rarely, this may occur in the parapharyngeal space. Interestingly, the parapharyngeal BCC is frequently misdiagnosed as a peritonsillar abscess. In this study, we reported 2 cases of parapharyngeal BCC misdiagnosed as peritonsillar abscess.

Keywords: branchial cleft cyst; laser; parapharyngeal space; peritonsillar abscess.

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Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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