Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis?
We report the case of a 66-year-old man with a cervical neck mass located behind the left sternocleidomastoid muscle. To exclude malignancy, a full workup, including clinical, radiological, and cytological examination, was performed but failed to provide a definitive diagnosis. Histological analysis...
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| author | Domenic Vital Gerhard F. Huber Thomas F. Pézier Matthias Rössle Rudolf Probst Gian-Marco Widmer |
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| description | We report the case of a 66-year-old man with a cervical neck mass located behind the left sternocleidomastoid muscle. To exclude malignancy, a full workup, including clinical, radiological, and cytological examination, was performed but failed to provide a definitive diagnosis. Histological analysis following excisional biopsy revealed a benign epithelial cyst, consistent with an atypically located branchial cyst. We describe an approach to the management of these neck masses and discuss several theories of the etiology of branchial cysts and how they may come to be abnormally located. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5af1e04d4aae48ea8073aecd9e6fbb2c2025-08-20T03:34:42ZengWileyCase Reports in Otolaryngology2090-67652090-67732014-01-01201410.1155/2014/912347912347Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis?Domenic Vital0Gerhard F. Huber1Thomas F. Pézier2Matthias Rössle3Rudolf Probst4Gian-Marco Widmer5Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute of Surgical Pathology, University Hospital of Zurich, Schmelzbergstrasse 12, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Zurich, Frauenklinikstrasse 24, 8091 Zurich, SwitzerlandWe report the case of a 66-year-old man with a cervical neck mass located behind the left sternocleidomastoid muscle. To exclude malignancy, a full workup, including clinical, radiological, and cytological examination, was performed but failed to provide a definitive diagnosis. Histological analysis following excisional biopsy revealed a benign epithelial cyst, consistent with an atypically located branchial cyst. We describe an approach to the management of these neck masses and discuss several theories of the etiology of branchial cysts and how they may come to be abnormally located.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/912347 |
| spellingShingle | Domenic Vital Gerhard F. Huber Thomas F. Pézier Matthias Rössle Rudolf Probst Gian-Marco Widmer Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis? Case Reports in Otolaryngology |
| title | Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis? |
| title_full | Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis? |
| title_fullStr | Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis? |
| title_short | Epithelial Cyst in the Posterior Triangle of the Neck: Atypical Branchial Cyst or Cystic Lymph Node Metastasis? |
| title_sort | epithelial cyst in the posterior triangle of the neck atypical branchial cyst or cystic lymph node metastasis |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/912347 |
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