Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe

Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe

Fourth branchial cleft anomalies are the rarest type of branchial anomalies. They arise from an incomplete involution of the fourth branchial cleft during development. We report the successful surgical excision of a left fourth branchial cleft cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with an enlarging...

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Main Authors: Sareema H. Adnan, Priscilla Nobecourt, Sifrance Tran, Ravi S. Radhakrishnan, Kanika A. Bowen-Jallow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-08-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619300909
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spelling doaj-d998b831242b498aafc100aeb059a5782020-11-24T21:52:49ZengElsevierJournal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports2213-57662019-08-0147Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobeSareema H. Adnan0Priscilla Nobecourt1Sifrance Tran2Ravi S. Radhakrishnan3Kanika A. Bowen-Jallow4School of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-1317, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-0353, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-0353, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-0353, USADepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX, 77555-0353, USA; Corresponding author.Fourth branchial cleft anomalies are the rarest type of branchial anomalies. They arise from an incomplete involution of the fourth branchial cleft during development. We report the successful surgical excision of a left fourth branchial cleft cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with an enlarging painless lateral neck mass. Intraoperatively the patient was found to have a large left branchial cleft cyst, which displaced the left superior pole of the thyroid lobe. In addition, there was hemiagenesis of the right thyroid. Keywords: Fourth branchial anomaly, Fourth branchial cyst, Hemiagenesis, Complete surgical excisionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619300909
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author Sareema H. Adnan
Priscilla Nobecourt
Sifrance Tran
Ravi S. Radhakrishnan
Kanika A. Bowen-Jallow
spellingShingle Sareema H. Adnan
Priscilla Nobecourt
Sifrance Tran
Ravi S. Radhakrishnan
Kanika A. Bowen-Jallow
Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe
Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
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Priscilla Nobecourt
Sifrance Tran
Ravi S. Radhakrishnan
Kanika A. Bowen-Jallow
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title Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe
title_short Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe
title_full Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe
title_fullStr Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe
title_full_unstemmed Fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe
title_sort fourth branchial cleft cyst and congenital absence of the contralateral thyroid lobe
publisher Elsevier
series Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
issn 2213-5766
publishDate 2019-08-01
description Fourth branchial cleft anomalies are the rarest type of branchial anomalies. They arise from an incomplete involution of the fourth branchial cleft during development. We report the successful surgical excision of a left fourth branchial cleft cyst in a pediatric patient presenting with an enlarging painless lateral neck mass. Intraoperatively the patient was found to have a large left branchial cleft cyst, which displaced the left superior pole of the thyroid lobe. In addition, there was hemiagenesis of the right thyroid. Keywords: Fourth branchial anomaly, Fourth branchial cyst, Hemiagenesis, Complete surgical excision
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213576619300909
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