First branchial complex anomalies: report of 3 cases

A Van der Goten; R Hermans; P Van Hover; I Crevits; A L Baert

doi:10.1007/s003300050119

First branchial complex anomalies: report of 3 cases

Eur Radiol. 1997;7(1):102-5. doi: 10.1007/s003300050119.

Authors

A Van der Goten¹, R Hermans, P Van Hover, I Crevits, A L Baert

Affiliation

¹ Department of Radiology, University Hospitals, Catholic University of Leuven, Herestraat 49, B-3000 Leuven, Belgium.

PMID: 9000408
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050119

Abstract

Three cases of first branchial cleft anomalies are presented. The embryology and pathology of first branchial complex anomalies, their imaging characteristics and differential diagnosis are discussed.

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Branchial Region / abnormalities*
Branchial Region / diagnostic imaging
Branchial Region / pathology
Branchioma / diagnosis*
Branchioma / etiology
Diagnosis, Differential
Head and Neck Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Head and Neck Neoplasms / etiology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed