Two synchronous congenital neck masses with facial nerve weakness

Elise Lippmann; Taher Valika; John Maddalozzo

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.10.041

Two synchronous congenital neck masses with facial nerve weakness

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 Feb:117:45-47. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.10.041. Epub 2018 Oct 31.

Authors

Elise Lippmann¹, Taher Valika², John Maddalozzo³

Affiliations

¹ University of Illinois Chicago Hospital & Health System, USA.
² Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, USA; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, USA. Electronic address: Taher.Valika@northwestern.edu.
³ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, USA; Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, USA.

PMID: 30579086
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2018.10.041

Abstract

To describe a case of a complex neck mass with final pathology significant for two synchronous lesions, a type 1 branchial cleft cyst and an enteric duplication cyst, and to discuss its management given the unique presentation.

Keywords: Facial nerve paresis; First branchial cleft cyst; Foregut duplication cyst; Pediatric.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Branchioma / complications*
Facial Muscles / innervation
Facial Muscles / physiopathology*
Facial Nerve
Female
Gastrointestinal Tract / abnormalities*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / complications*
Humans
Infant
Neck
Paresis / etiology*