title: Fine needle aspiration and cytology in the preoperative diagnosis of branchial cyst.
abstract: A patient was referred for an asymptomatic neck mass presumed to be a thyroid mass. Fine needle aspiration and examination of the aspirate provided the preoperative diagnosis, which led to early surgical treatment and avoided unnecessary sodium levothyroxine therapy.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis