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구개편도에서 발생한 새성낭종

허철영1, 김범규1, 김용복1, 박일석1,*
Chul Young Heo1, Beom Gyu Kim1, Yong Bok Kim1, Il-Seok Park1,*
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1한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Seoul, Korea
*교신저자: 박일석, 150-020 서울 영등포구 영등포동 94-200 한림대학교 의과대학 이비인후-두경부외과학교실 전화: (02) 2639-5480·전송: (02) 2637-5480 E-mail: ispark@hallym.or.kr

© Copyright 2010 The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Received: Feb 18, 2010; Revised: Mar 15, 2010; Accepted: Apr 06, 2010

Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Branchial anomalies are the most common cause of congenital lateral neck masses. Second branchial anomalies account for 90% of all branchial anomalies, and cysts are more common than sinuses and fistulas. Branchial cysts frequently occur close to the anterior border of sternocleidomastoid muscle. However, their development in oropharynx is relatively rare. We experienced a case of branchial cyst in palatine tonsil presenting with throat discomfort and hemorrhage after vomiting. Histological examination revealed that the mass is filled with lymphoid aggregation, lined with squamous epithelium, which was a distinctive feature of branchial cleft cyst. The cyst was assumed to arise from a second branchial arch based on anatomic location. We made a report of a branchial cleft cyst within a palatine tonsil with a review of literature. (J Clinical Otolaryngol 2010;21:123-126)

Keywords: 새성낭종; 구개편도
Keywords: Branchial cleft cyst; Palatine tonsil