Unusual presentation of a first branchial cleft

Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 1995;252(1):57-60. doi: 10.1007/BF00171442.

Abstract

An atypical case of a first branchial cleft presenting with a cutaneous fistula and an epidermoid cyst of the external auditory canal is reported. The relevant embryology of the branchial apparatus is summarized, and variations of first branchial anomalies are discussed. The relationship with a congenital cholesteatoma is discussed.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Branchial Region / abnormalities*
  • Branchial Region / pathology
  • Cholesteatoma / congenital
  • Cutaneous Fistula / congenital*
  • Cutaneous Fistula / pathology
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Ear Canal / pathology*
  • Ear Diseases / congenital*
  • Ear Diseases / pathology
  • Epidermal Cyst / congenital*
  • Epidermal Cyst / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant