Cyst, Branchial Cleft - DermAtlas - Dermatology Image Atlas

Contributor

CSBR Prasad, MD

Diagnosis

cyst, branchial cleft

Body Site

neck

Age

40 years

Pigmentation

dark

Organization

Color

skin color

Morphology

tumor

Pattern

solitary asymmetric

Comments

This 40-year-old man had a 5 year history of neck swelling near the angle of the mandible anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle. These histologic findings were typical of a branchial cleft cyst.

Description

Panel A shows the multilocular cyst. Panel B shows the columnar type of epithelial lining the cyst with lymphoid aggregates in one area. Panels C and D show pseudostratified ciliated columnar epithelium. There is no history of fever or injury. Histologically the cystic lesion had a lining of pseudostratified ciliated columnar type of epithelium with a few lymphoid aggregates in the wall. Features are consistent with branchial cleft cyst.

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12/16/2010 23:00:47

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