A right-sided fourth branchial cleft cyst: A case report

作者：Misawa Kiyoshi^*; Imai Atsushi; Sugiyama Ken ichi; Seki Atsuro; Mineta Hiroyuki

来源：International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology, 2011, 75(3): 438-440.

DOI：10.1016/j.ijporl.2010.12.009

• Fourth branchial cyst
• Right-side
• Recurrent laryngeal nerve
• Ultrasound scan

Branchial anomalies are a consequence of abnormal development of the branchial apparatus during embryogenesis. Here, a pediatric case with a right-sided fourth branchial cyst that was discovered on fetal ultrasound scanning (US) is presented. The embryological basis for the occurrence of this cyst and definitive surgical management are discussed.

• 出版日期2011-3