Branchial Cleft Cyst: Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology
Discuss the embryological basis of branchial cyst/cervical cyst.
Answer.
- It is a congenital cyst (lined by ectoderm) that appears on the side of the neck along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid below and behind the angle of the mandible.
- It appears when 2nd, 3rd and 4th pharyngeal clefts fail to obliterate.
Hard Soft Palate
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