title: Branchial cyst of the nasopharynx: resection via the endonasal approach.
abstract: We present a rare branchial cyst of the nasopharynx in a 57-year-old man. The cyst was located at the higher level between the roof and the left lateral band of the nasopharynx, and was removed by the endonasal approach following a preparatory septoplasty. While several cases of nasopharyngeal cysts have previously been reported, this appears to be the first case of the resection of such a cyst via the endonasal approach, and is a useful, and potentially less injurious, alternative to the transpalatal approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Jichi Medical School, Tochigi, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tamagawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitamura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyata
mesh_terms: D001935:Branchioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D004724:Endoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*