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International Journal of Recent Trends in Science and Technology, ISSN 2277-2812 E-ISSN: 2249-8109

Volume 10, Issue 2, March 2014 pp 361-362

Case Report

Unusual Site for Branchial Cyst Occurrence

Hemant Janugade¹, Sunny Agarwal², Sweety Surana³, Arafath Natchiar², Rahul Patil², Prasad Bane², Ashish Garje²

¹Associate Professor, ²Resident, Department of Surgery

Krishna Institute of Medical Sciences Deemed University, Karad, Maharashtra, INDIA.

Academic Editor : Dr. Aher K. R.

Branchial cleft cysts typically present as a unilateral, fluctuant soft tissue swelling that is localized deep to the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid in the lateral aspect of the neck. They are often discovered late in childhood or early adulthood. The author presents an unusual case of branchial cyst occurring above the parotid gland in a 7 year male child [Figure1]. Such site can be mistaken for a tumor of the parotid gland. Early intervention and surgical excision was opted with no post op complications.