Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회지)

The Korean Society for Head and Neck Oncology (대한두경부종양학회)
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A Case of Branchiogenic Squamous Cell Carcinoma

새열낭종 기원의 편평세포암종 1예

  • Park, Byung-Kuhn (Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Konyang University)
  • 박병건 (건양대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실)
  • Received : 2011.11.02
  • Accepted : 2011.11.15
  • Published : 2011.11.25
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Abstract

Branchiogenic carcinoma is extremely rare and is defined as a malignant degeneration within the confines of epithelial remnants derived from the embryonal branchial apparatus. Two major diagnostic criteria are histologic proof of transitional area from normal cyst epithelium to invasive squamous cell carcinoma and absence of an identifiable primary carcinoma elsewhere. A 62-year old woman visited our department complaining of a non-tender, movable mass in left upper lateral neck. After a complete mass excision, histopathologic diagnosis of the surgical specimen was branchiogenic squamous cell carcinoma. I report a case of branchiogenic carcinoma with literature review.

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