Branchial cyst—to endoscope or not?
- 1 January 1992
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in The Journal of Laryngology & Otology
- Vol. 106 (11) , 1006-1007
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022215100121620
Abstract
Cervical cystic metastases are uncommon, originating predominantly from an oropharyngeal primary. Pre-operative differentiation from a branchial cyst can prove difficult. Three cases which presented clinically as branchial cysts but were subsequently found to be cystic metastases are described, and the literature is reviewed. Endoscopy, ipsilateral tonsillectomy and blind biopsies of Waldeyer's ring, combined with excision of the cervical lesion are recommended in patients over 40 years old.Keywords
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