Behavior of branchial cyst in patients admitted in the "Ciro Redondo García", General Teaching Hospital, Artemisa municipality, 1993-2009
Keywords:
branchial cyst, congenital cyst of the neck.Abstract
The congenital branchial cyst appearaing in the lateral region of the neck isfrequently consultation reason. The aim was to determine the behavior of the
branchial cysts in the patients admitted in the "Ciro Redondo García" General
Teaching Hospital of Artemisa municipality from 1993 to 2009. A cross-sectional
and descriptive study was conducted of the branchial cysts diagnosed in patients
operated on in the Maxillofacial Surgery Service. Study variables were: age, sex,
the skin color, neck involved side, histopathological result and the auxiliary means
used. There appear 12 branchial cysts involving the 50 % of both sexes, a 75 %
aged between 15 and 30 and a 75 % of white skin, a 66.7 % involved the neck
right side and in a 100 % of cases authors used biopsy and ultrasound as auxiliary
means for its diagnosis. There was a stratified squamous epithelium in a 100 % of
cysts and in a 91,6 % the lymphoid tissue. There was not predominance of sex,
most of patient were aged under 30, white skin and had cysts in the neck right
side. In all patients authors used the biopsy and ultrasound as diagnostic auxiliary
means. The stratified squamous epithelium and the lymphoid tissue were the more
relevant histopathological findings.
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