Rapidly enlarging neck mass in a neonate causing airway compromise.
Publication/Presentation Date
4-1-2016
Abstract
Up to 20% of all congenital pediatric head and neck masses are branchial cleft cysts. Second branchial cleft cysts account for 95% of branchial anomalies, and fourth branchial cleft cysts are the rarest type. Their typical presentations include non-life-threatening symptoms, such as drainage, skin irritations, minor swelling, and tenderness. We describe a 5-week-old neonate with increasing stridor secondary to a rapidly growing neck mass. Imaging and surgical excision confirmed the mass to be an infected fourth branchial cleft cyst.
Volume
29
Issue
2
First Page
183
Last Page
184
ISSN
0899-8280
Published In/Presented At
Schmidt, K., Leal, A., McGill, T., & Jacob, R. (2016). Rapidly enlarging neck mass in a neonate causing airway compromise. Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center), 29(2), 183–184. https://doi.org/10.1080/08998280.2016.11929409
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Medicine and Health Sciences | Other Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment | Radiology
PubMedID
27034563
Department(s)
Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Medical Imaging
Document Type
Article