1. Congenital cystic neck masses: embryology and imaging appearances, with clinicopathological correlation.
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Gaddikeri S, Vattoth S, Gaddikeri RS, Stuart R, Harrison K, Young D, and Bhargava P
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- Branchioma congenital, Branchioma embryology, Dermoid Cyst congenital, Dermoid Cyst embryology, Diagnosis, Differential, Diagnostic Imaging, Female, Head and Neck Neoplasms pathology, Humans, Lymphangioma pathology, Lymphangioma, Cystic congenital, Lymphangioma, Cystic embryology, Male, Mediastinal Cyst congenital, Mediastinal Cyst embryology, Thyroglossal Cyst congenital, Thyroglossal Cyst embryology, Branchioma pathology, Dermoid Cyst pathology, Lymphangioma, Cystic pathology, Mediastinal Cyst pathology, Thyroglossal Cyst pathology
- Abstract
Congenital cystic masses of the neck are uncommon and can present in any age group. Diagnosis of these lesions can be sometimes challenging. Many of these have characteristic locations and imaging findings. The most common of all congenital cystic neck masses is the thyroglossal duct cyst. The other congenital cystic neck masses are branchial cleft cyst, cystic hygroma (lymphangioma), cervical thymic and bronchogenic cysts, and the floor of the mouth lesions including dermoid and epidermoid cysts. In this review, we illustrate the common congenital cystic neck masses including embryology, clinical findings, imaging features, and histopathological findings., (Copyright © 2014 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.)
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- 2014
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