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  2. Branchial cleft cyst - Wikipedia

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    Treatment. Conservative, surgical excision. A branchial cleft cyst or simply branchial cyst is a cyst as a swelling in the upper part of neck anterior to sternocleidomastoid. It can, but does not necessarily, have an opening to the skin surface, called a fistula. The cause is usually a developmental abnormality arising in the early prenatal ...

  3. Preauricular sinus and cyst - Wikipedia

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    Preauricular sinuses and preauricular cysts are two common congenital malformations. Each involves the external ear. The difference between them is that a cyst does not connect with the skin, but a sinus does. [3] Frequency of preauricular sinus differs depending the population: 0.1–0.9% in the US, 0.9% in the UK, and 4–10% in Asia and ...

  4. Nasopharyngeal cyst - Wikipedia

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    Nasopharyngeal cyst refers to cystic swelling arising from midline and lateral wall of the nasopharynx. The commonest cyst arising from lateral wall is the nasopharyngeal branchial cyst, whereas the mucus retention cysts are the commonest to arise from the midline. [1] Sometimes nasopharyngeal cyst may directly refer to Tornwaldt cyst. [2]

  5. Laryngeal cyst - Wikipedia

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    Laryngeal cysts are cysts involving the larynx or more frequently supraglottic locations, such as epiglottis and vallecula. [1] Usually they do not extend to the thyroid cartilage. [2] They may be present congenitally [3] or may develop eventually due to degenerative cause. [4] They often interfere with phonation .

  6. Cystic hygroma - Wikipedia

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    Cystic hygroma. A cystic hygroma is an abnormal growth that usually appears on a baby's neck or head. It consists of one or more cysts and tends to grow larger over time. The disorder usually develops while the fetus is still in the uterus, but can also appear after birth. Also known as cystic lymphangioma and macrocystic lymphatic malformation ...

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  7. Congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck - Wikipedia

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    Dermatology. Congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck (CCRN) is a minor and very rare congenital cutaneous condition characterized by branchial arch remnants that are considered to be the cervical variant of accessory tragus. [2] [3] It resembles a rudimentary pinna that in most cases is located in the lower anterior part of the neck.

  8. Cysts of the jaws - Wikipedia

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    Cysts of the jaws. A cyst is a pathological epithelial lined cavity that fills with fluid or soft material and usually grows from internal pressure generated by fluid being drawn into the cavity from osmosis (hydrostatic pressure). The bones of the jaws, the mandible and maxilla, are the bones with the highest prevalence of cysts in the human body.

  9. Cervical sinus - Wikipedia

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    Cervical sinus. The cervical sinus is a structure formed during embryonic development. It is a deep depression found on each side of the neck. It is formed as the second pharyngeal arch (hyoid arch) grows faster than the other pharyngeal arches, so they become covered. The first pharyngeal arch (mandibular arch) also grows slightly faster.

  10. Pharyngeal groove - Wikipedia

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    A pharyngeal groove (or branchial groove, or pharyngeal cleft [1]) is made up of ectoderm unlike its counterpart the pharyngeal pouch on the endodermal side. The first pharyngeal groove produces the external auditory meatus (ear canal). [2] The rest (2, 3, and 4) are overlapped by the growing second pharyngeal arch, and form the floor of the ...

  11. Rathke's cleft cyst - Wikipedia

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    Rathke's cleft cyst. A Rathke's cleft cyst is a benign growth on the pituitary gland in the brain, specifically a mucin -filled [1] cyst in the posterior portion of the anterior pituitary gland. [2] [3] It occurs when the Rathke's pouch does not develop properly and ranges in size from 2 to 40 mm in diameter. [3]