Objective: Nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cysts are rare, and only case reports have been published. We present a patient whose nasopharyngeal cyst contained a malignant lymphoma, and we review previous reports of this condition.
Methods: Case report with a relevant literature review.
Results: Sixteen case reports of nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cysts in 24 patients were included. The average age was 36 years; most cysts were on one side. Five patients underwent aspiration, 18 underwent surgery. The cyst wall was lined by stratified squamous epithelium in seven patients and by ciliated colomunar epithelium in 14. All previous cysts showed benign pathology. Our case is the first report of a malignant disease hidden in a nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cyst.
Conclusions: To our knowledge, malignant lymphoma in a nasopharyngeal branchial cleft cyst has not been reported previously. Nevertheless, the possibility of this finding should be kept in mind when evaluating patients with nasopharyngeal cystic lesions.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Imaging Features of Ectopic Nasopharyngeal Branchial Cleft Cyst With Temporal Bone Involvement.
Ear Nose Throat J
August 2024
University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
[Analysis of cases of cervical cystic lymph node metastasis with an unknown primary misdiagnosed as branchial cleft carcinoma].
Zhonghua Zhong Liu Za Zhi
June 2024
Department of Radiation Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100021, China.
Article Synopsis
- The study analyzes the misdiagnosis of cervical cystic lymph node metastasis as branchial cleft carcinoma in 15 patients, focusing on location, discovery time, and causes of errors.
- Patients were found to have various types of squamous cell carcinoma, with a median time of 3.58 months from misdiagnosis to the identification of primary tumors.
- The research highlights that the high incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer in the region necessitates thorough examination and follow-up, emphasizing the importance of clinical assessments over solely relying on imaging.
Nasopharyngeal Branchial Cyst and Thornwaldt Cyst in a Patient with Hearing Loss after Coronavirus Infection.
Iran J Otorhinolaryngol
September 2023
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. National Pain Centre, Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
Introduction: The majority of nasopharyngeal cysts are asymptomatic and rare. Nevertheless, these lesions are rarely discovered during regular endoscopies and imaging tests. An upper nasopharyngeal Thornwaldt cyst is a benign, mucosal congenital cyst.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn the current article, we present a case of an adolescent boy with a nasopharyngeal cyst that induced nasal and Eustachian tube obstruction. Nasopharyngeal cysts can be found incidentally during imaging examinations such as MRI; however, a symptomatic nasopharyngeal cyst is a rare finding in the paediatric population. The cyst was treated successfully by marsupialisation, and the histological diagnosis revealed an adenoidal retention cyst.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNasopharyngeal Branchial Cleft Cyst: A Rare Case Report and Literature Review.
Cureus
August 2023
Pathology and Medical Laboratory, King Fahad Armed Forces Hospital, Jeddah, SAU.
Branchial cleft cysts are birth defects that happen when the first through fourth pharyngeal clefts do not close properly and most of these cysts develop from the second cleft. Second branchial cleft cysts are almost always in the neck, so it is rare for them to present in the nasopharynx. We report an extremely rare case of a branchial cleft cyst that is located in an unusual site in the nasopharynx in a 36-year-old male with no prior medical history.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!