What is the most likely diagnosis?
- 31 year old with painless, palpable mass in the neck
Axial T1 and T2-weighted scans of the neck
- Parotitis
- Branchial cleft cyst
- Parotid gland hemangioma
- Thyroglossal duct cyst
- Abscess
Additional Image - Sagittal contrast-enhanced MRI images
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Sagittal contrast-enhanced MRI images
Answer:
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2. Second Branchial Cleft Cyst
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Second Branchial Cleft Cyst
General Considerations
- Cystic dilatation of second branchial apparatus
- 95% of all branchial cleft anomalies arise from second cleft of which 75% are cysts
- Other anomalies include fistulas or sinuses or combinations of these
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