[Double second branchial cleft anomaly].
Second branchial cleft anomalies are the most common of this type of neck masses. They can be classified in four types (Bailey/Proctor classification) according to their location. Type II is the most common, and related to vital neck structures such as the carotid artery and jugular vein. Cysts are the most frequent among them. Management consists of surgical excision of the cyst and tract by cervicotomy to avoid recurrence. We present an extremely rare case of a 32-year-old male who presented a sudden appearance of a right lateral neck mass that was identified by an image study as a double branchial cleft cyst. A review of simultaneous branchial cleft cyst in the literature is also made.
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Universidad de Valencia. mufer@hotmail.com
Noelia
N
Muñoz-Fernández
Ismael
I
Mallea-Cañizares
Enrique
E
Fernández-Julián
Luís
L
De La Fuente-Arjona
Jaime
J
Marco-Algarra
D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
Doble anomalía de la segunda hendidura branquial.