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https://doi.org/10.21860/medflum2017_173377

Late presentation bilateral branchial cysts of the neck

Stjepan Grabovac orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-7029 ; Služba kirurških djelatnosti, Odjel otorinolaringologije, Opća bolnica Bjelovar,
Đurđica Grabovac orcid.org/0000-0002-2190-7029 ; Visoka tehnička škola Bjelovar, Studij sestrinstva, Bjelovar
Goranka Rafaj orcid.org/0000-0001-9878-3901 ; Visoka tehnička škola Bjelovar, Studij sestrinstva, Bjelovar
Jasna Begić ; Odjel patologije, Opća bolnica Bjelovar, Bjelovar
Vesna Malčić Dalipi ; Služba kirurških djelatnosti, Odjel otorinolaringologije, Opća bolnica Bjelovar,

Abstract

Aim: To report a rare entity of late presentation of bilateral branchial cysts of the neck. Branchial cysts are most often cystic masses that are located on the neck.The question of their appearance is still open, although majority of experts agree that they are of branchial origin. Majority of them are diagnosed until the third decade of life. Clinicaly they appear as painless sweling in the upper part of the neck. They are found more on men, they are mostly one-sided and on the left side of the neck. Case report: The paper describes a relatively late, both- sided appearance of branchial cysts of the neck of 55-year old man. The cysts are impressive in their size and both of them appeared almost at the same time without any earlier signs. Conclusion: After the disgnostic treatment, one month after the first excision the left side cyst, we performed the excision of the right side cyst. Pathological findings confirmed that they were branchial cysts.

Keywords

branchial cysts

Hrčak ID:

173377

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/173377

Publication date:

1.3.2017.

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