Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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TREATMENT OF FIRST BRANCHIAL CLEFT CYST (TYPE I);A CASE REPORT

우측 경부에 발생한 제1 새열낭종(Type I)의 치험례

  • Kim, Il-Kyu (Dept. of Dentistry, College of Medicine, In-ha University) ;
  • Lee, Seong-Jun (Dept. of Dentistry, College of Medicine, In-ha University) ;
  • Ha, Soo-Yong (Dept. of Dentistry, College of Medicine, In-ha University) ;
  • Chu, Young-Chae (Dept. of Pathology, College of Medicine, In-ha University)
  • 김일규 (인하대학교 의과대학 치과학교실) ;
  • 이성준 (인하대학교 의과대학 치과학교실) ;
  • 하수용 (인하대학교 의과대학 치과학교실) ;
  • 주영채 (인하대학교 의과대학 병리학교실)
  • Published : 1990.04.30
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Abstract

This is a case report of first branchial cleft cyst in 56 year old male patient, which was tentatively diagnosed as acute right submandibular abscess resulted from the periapical lesion of the lower right second molar. The results are as follows, 1. The accompanying ipsilateral inflammatory swelling resulted from the periapical lesion of lower right second molar tooth makes the diagnosis difficult. 2. The onset of this case was very late in comparison to the mean discovering age of branchial cleft cysts. 3. The plain radiography using contrast media is helpful for the diagnosis of cystic lesions within soft tissues. 4. This case in a first branchial cleft cyst(Type I) which occurs less than 1% of all branchial cleft anomalies.

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