2019
DOI: 10.18203/issn.2454-5929.ijohns20191755
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Submental midline branchial cleft cyst: a first case report in literature

Abstract: <p class="abstract">A branchial cleft cyst is a congenital abnormality typically located over the lateral aspect of neck. A 3 year old boy presented with a gradually progressive painless swelling below his chin since 1 year. CT scan demonstrated well defined cystic lesion in submental region. Excision was done and histopathology showed the cyst lined by stratified squamous epithelium and at places lined by pseudo stratified ciliated columnar epithelium with subepithelial lymphocytes suggesting branchial … Show more

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“…Our case is an exception for King's criteria as this was in the midline submental region. 6 The clinical differential diagnosis of branchial cleft cyst is lipomatosis, tuberculosis lymphadenitis, HIV-related lymphadenopathy, cat-scratch disease, sarcoidosis and Hodgkin's lymphoma. 2 A thyroglossal duct cyst may also be considered as a differential owing to it being a midline swelling.…”
Section: Case Seriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Our case is an exception for King's criteria as this was in the midline submental region. 6 The clinical differential diagnosis of branchial cleft cyst is lipomatosis, tuberculosis lymphadenitis, HIV-related lymphadenopathy, cat-scratch disease, sarcoidosis and Hodgkin's lymphoma. 2 A thyroglossal duct cyst may also be considered as a differential owing to it being a midline swelling.…”
Section: Case Seriesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 According to Mada Lakshmi Narayana et al branchial cleft cyst is a congenital abnormality typically located over the lateral aspect of neck, however, it can rarely present as a cystic midline neck mass and hence should be considered as one of the differential diagnoses if it's not moving with deglutition and with tongue protrusion. 6 Thyroglossal duct cyst are well circumscribed anechoic cystic lesion in the midline but are related to the undersurface of hyoid bone. In case 1 and 2, we had provisionally diagnosed it as thyroglossal cyst based on the clinical examination, ultrasonogram findings and FNAC impression.…”
Section: Case Seriesmentioning
confidence: 99%