One of the endocrinologists I work with, John Palmer DO, recently saw a patient with a left-sided thyroid cyst. She had had a thyroid ultrasound at an outlying hospital and then another one done ...

Risks of a Branchial Cleft. Branchial cleft malformations are usually small enough that they don’t have a significant health impact. However, if the mass is large enough, it may block your child ...

A branchial cyst, a.k.a. a branchial cleft cyst, is a small, fluid-filled sac that an look like a lump under the skin on the side of your neck, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

The crusted lesion was located in the lower right retroauricular area opposite the ear lobule. Removal of the crust revealed a circular 1.5-cm diameter eroded red plaque surrounded by an ...

A right fourth branchial cleft cyst was suspected and a hypopharyngoscopy, under general anesthesia, was performed to evacuate the collection. The posterior pharyngeal wall was punctured and a ...

That said, branchial cleft cysts are one of the most common forms of neck masses or lumps, especially in children," the clinic's website notes. While benign, meaning noncancerous, ...