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The Rare Third Branchial Cleft Cyst

M.J. Joshi, M.J. Provenzano, R.J.H. Smith, Y. Sato and W.R.K. Smoker
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2009, 30 (9) 1804-1806; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A1627
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    Sagittal (A) T1 and axial (B) T1-and (C) T2-weighted MR images. A paraglottic and retropharyngeal cystic mass with an air-fluid level is present, displacing the left carotid sheath structures laterally and anteriorly.

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    Photomicrographs (A, low-powered) and (B, high-powered) show rupture of the cyst wall with granulation tissue and foreign-body giant-cell reaction. Photomicrographs (C, low-powered and D, high-powered) demonstrate a cyst lining composed of inflamed squamous mucosa with surrounding lymphoid tissue.

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