Excision of massive left branchial cleft cyst with secondary hypertension

Noah Shaikh; Sara Ibrahim-Shaikh; Esra Alshaikhnasser; Saadhana Kukkala; Levi Stevens; Jeffson Chung

doi:10.1002/ccr3.7131

Excision of massive left branchial cleft cyst with secondary hypertension

Clin Case Rep. 2023 Apr 11;11(4):e7131. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.7131. eCollection 2023 Apr.

Authors

Noah Shaikh¹, Sara Ibrahim-Shaikh², Esra Alshaikhnasser³, Saadhana Kukkala⁴, Levi Stevens⁵, Jeffson Chung¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery West Virginia University Morgantown West Virginia USA.
² School of Medicine Indiana University Indianapolis Indiana USA.
³ Department of Pathology West Virginia University Morgantown West Virginia USA.
⁴ Eastern Virginia Medical School Norfolk Virginia USA.
⁵ Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery West Virginia University Martinsburg West Virginia USA.

Abstract

Branchial anomalies are heterogeneous congenital malformations that form secondary to incomplete closure of pharyngeal clefts and pouches. There have been no reports of branchial cleft cysts causing carotid artery compression and hypertension. We report a large branchial cleft cyst causing suspected secondary hypertension from carotid artery compression.

Keywords: branchial cleft cyst; carotid artery; hypertension; secondary hypertension.

Publication types

Case Reports