title: First branchial complex anomalies: report of 3 cases.
abstract: Three cases of first branchial cleft anomalies are presented. The embryology and pathology of first branchial complex anomalies, their imaging characteristics and differential diagnosis are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Van der Goten
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hermans
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Van Hover
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Crevits
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Baert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001934:Branchial Region / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed