Duplicated facial nerve trunk with a first branchial cleft cyst

Objectives/Hypothesis First branchial cleft anomalies are rare and their various anatomical relationships to the facial nerve have been described. We encountered a 15‐year‐old female with a type II first branchial cleft cyst presenting as a right neck mass that we found during surgical excision to t...

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Published in:The Laryngoscope 2014-03, Vol.124 (3), p.662-664
Main Authors: Hinson, Drew, Poteet, Perry, Bower, Charles
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abnormalities, Multiple - diagnostic imaging
Abnormalities, Multiple - surgery
Adolescent
anomaly
Biopsy, Needle
Branchial Region - abnormalities
Branchial Region - surgery
Branchioma - diagnosis
Branchioma - surgery
Craniofacial Abnormalities - diagnosis
Craniofacial Abnormalities - surgery
Cysts
Diagnosis, Differential
facial nerve
Facial Nerve - abnormalities
Facial Nerve - diagnostic imaging
Female
First branchial cleft
Follow-Up Studies
Head and Neck Neoplasms - diagnosis
Head and Neck Neoplasms - surgery
Humans
Immunohistochemistry
Laryngoscopy
Laryngoscopy - methods
Maxillofacial surgery
Neck
Pharyngeal Diseases - diagnosis
Pharyngeal Diseases - surgery
Rare Diseases
Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Objectives/Hypothesis First branchial cleft anomalies are rare and their various anatomical relationships to the facial nerve have been described. We encountered a 15‐year‐old female with a type II first branchial cleft cyst presenting as a right neck mass that we found during surgical excision to transverse two main facial nerve trunks. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of a first branchial cleft anomaly in conjunction with a duplicated facial nerve trunk. Laryngoscope, 124:662–664, 2014
ISSN:0023-852X
1531-4995
DOI:10.1002/lary.24365