title: Oropharyngeal branchial cyst in a young child.
abstract: Second branchial cleft cysts are almost always located in the neck. Their presence in the oropharynx is extremely rare. An oropharyngeal branchial cyst in a 4-year-old child diagnosed by magnetic resonance and histopathology was presented. Anatomic location and pathological findings indicated the second branchial pouch origin. The cyst was excised transorally. Six months' follow-up of the child was uneventful and there was no recurrence.
authors.affiliation: From the *Departments of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, and †Pathology, Medipol University Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Soylu
authors.forename: Israfil
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Orhan
authors.forename: Fahrettin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Asli
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Çakir
authors.forename: Ömer Faruk
authors.initials: ÖF
authors.lastname: Çalim
mesh_terms: D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D009959:Oropharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D020545:Respiratory Mucosa / Q000473:pathology