title: [A bulky lateral cervical mass].
abstract: Branchial cysts are rare, benign cervical lesions that can mimic thyroid goiters, in particular in areas where goiters are endemic. This case describes an Ivorian patient who presented with what appeared to be a voluminous thyroid goiter. At surgery, it proved to be a cyst of the second pharyngeal arch.
authors.affiliation: Antenne chirurgicale, Role 2, Bat Lic, SP 85111, 00856 Port Boué, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jarry
authors.affiliation: Antenne chirurgicale, Role 2, Bat Lic, SP 85111, 00856 Port Boué, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Raynaud
authors.affiliation: Antenne chirurgicale, Role 2, Bat Lic, SP 85111, 00856 Port Boué, Cote d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Buisson
authors.affiliation: Service de chirurgie digestive et endocrinienne, CHU de Treichville, Côte d'Ivoire.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Blegole Oble
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001935:Branchioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006044:Goiter, Nodular / Q000175:diagnosis; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans
keywords: branchial cyst; cervical sinus; iodine deficiency; thyroid goiter