Large Branchial Cleft Cyst of Face and Neck

Yuxin Wang; Wen Li; Liu Yang; Guo Chen; Long Li

doi:10.1097/SCS.0000000000010843

Large Branchial Cleft Cyst of Face and Neck

J Craniofac Surg. 2024 Nov 18. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010843. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Yuxin Wang¹, Wen Li², Liu Yang², Guo Chen³, Long Li⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck, Sichuan Nursing Vocational College Affiliated Hospital (the Third People's Hospital of Sichuan Province).
² Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Sichuan University.
³ Department of Otolaryngology, Sichuan Police Hospital.
⁴ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

PMID: 39560950
DOI: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000010843

Abstract

Objective: The authors present a case of a patient with a large branchial cleft cyst on the right side of the neck and face that rapidly increased after eating Angelica-stewed chicken.

Methods: An older adult patient was admitted to West China Hospital on February 28, 2021, with a large branchial cleft cyst. Resection of the right cervical cystic tumor and partial resection of the parotid gland were performed.

Results: After complete surgical resection of the cyst, the patient was followed up for 3 years without any recurrence in the surgical area.

Conclusions: Angelica is a type of traditional Chinese medicine, which has the effect of promoting blood circulation to remove meridian obstruction. However, it is difficult to determine whether this case that occurred after eating Angelica-stewed chicken coincides with the sudden growth of cysts and related pathological changes.