title: Nasopharyngeal cyst of branchiogenic origin: report of a case and review of the literature.
abstract: To date, only 22 cases of nasopharyngeal cyst of branchiogenic origin have been reported in the literature. In this article, we report a new case in a 35-year-old woman. We also present a review of the literature and a discussion of the sites of origin, histopathology, and treatment modalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head Neck Surgery, Al-Nahda Hospital, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Sohail
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: al-Khabori
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moosa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003638:Deafness / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome