title: First branchial cleft cysts and sinuses.
abstract: A brief review of the embryology and anatomy of first branchial cleft cysts and sinuses, with a resume of our experience, is presented. An illustrative case of each general type of this anomaly is given. The surgical treatment of these lesions, with special reference to technique and the precautions to be applied to minimize complications and recurrence, is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001935:Branchioma / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004428:Ear Neoplasms / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004431:Ear, External; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*