Branchioma (Branchial Cleft Cysts)

12/01/2005 - "The local injection of OK-432 was thus found to be an effective treatment for branchial cleft cysts."
12/01/2005 - "Efficacy of OK-432 local injection for the treatment of a neonatal branchial cleft cyst: a case report."
05/01/2006 - "Treatment of branchial cleft cyst with intracystic injection of OK-432."
09/01/2009 - "Sclerotherapy of branchial cleft cysts using OK-432."
05/01/2006 - "The data suggest that branchial cleft cyst (BCC) can be primarily treated with OK-432 sclerotherapy and only the remaining lesions with excision. "

04/25/2009 - "Although p16(INK4A) immunohistochemistry may be helpful in distinguishing oropharyngeal nonkeratinizing SCC from branchial cleft cysts in FNAB specimens, it is not helpful in cases of keratinizing SCC because these cases are typically negative for p16(INK4A)."
04/25/2009 - "p16(INK4A) reactivity in the branchial cleft cyst study set was characterized by focal, strong staining (6 of 21) involving the superficial squamous epithelium. "
04/25/2009 - "A study set comprising 41 resections (15 SCC and 26 branchial cleft cysts) and a test set of 15 FNABs (11 SCC and 4 branchial cleft cysts) were analyzed with p16(INK4A) immunohistochemistry and human papillomavirus (HPV) polymerase chain reaction (PCR)/pyrosequencing. "
04/01/2015 - "However, cases of ambiguous p16(INK4a) overexpression are regularly detected in the head and neck: p16(INK4a) expression can be observed in non-malignant tissue, such as tonsillar crypt epithelium and a proportion of branchial cleft cysts. "
04/25/2009 - "All 4 FNABs of branchial cleft cysts were negative for p16(INK4A). "

12/01/2017 - "Ethanol ablation is an effective and safe treatment for patients with branchial cleft cysts who refuse, or are ineligible for, an operation."
12/01/2017 - "This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of ethanol ablation as an alternative treatment to surgery for branchial cleft cyst. "
12/01/2017 - "Between September 2006 and October 2016, ethanol ablation was performed in 22 patients who refused an operation for a second branchial cleft cyst. "
12/01/2017 - "Efficacy and Safety of Ethanol Ablation for Branchial Cleft Cysts."
12/01/1994 - "The results of this series suggest that ethanol sclerotherapy is the treatment of choice for Baker's cyst, branchial cleft cyst, and thyroglossal duct cyst."

04/25/2009 - "HPV DNA was identified in 7 of 19 branchial cleft cyst study set cases by PCR/pyrosequencing, but these cases were negative by HPV ISH. "
08/01/2018 - "High-risk type HPV-16 DNA was identified in four of the six branchial cleft cysts analyzed. "
01/01/2017 - "All remaining FNACs, including 18 branchial cleft cysts, were HPV DNA-negative. "
08/01/2018 - "High-risk human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA has been reported to be present in branchial cleft cysts, but further information is required to clarify the role of HPV infection in branchial cleft cysts. "
11/01/2016 - "All the surgical specimens and corresponding FNA smears from OSCCs, Warthin tumors, and branchial cleft cysts were HPV DNA-negative. "

12/01/2006 - "The aim of this study is to evaluate, through immunohistochemistry, the expression of TTF-1 in branchial cleft cysts with ectopic normal thyroid tissue, in primary thyroid papillary carcinomas of branchial cleft cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts and in struma ovarii, in order to evaluate the expression of this antigen in extra thyroidal sites."
01/01/2001 - "Cyst fluid levels of carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, squamous cell carcinoma antigen, and amylase in thyroglossal duct and branchial cleft cysts."

12/01/2011 - "We then confirmed papillary carcinoma arising from the branchial cleft cyst through microscopic and immunohistochemical staining with thyroglobulin (TG), thyroid-associated transcription factor-1 (TTF-1) and p63. "
07/01/2005 - "Therefore, immunohistochemical stains for TTF-1 and thyroglobulin (TG) were performed on each of the ten thyroglossal duct cysts, branchial cleft cyst and lymph node metastasis of PTC. "
07/01/1989 - "A high concentration of cholesterol without the finding of thyroglobulin or parathyroid hormone in the fluid aspirated from a lateral neck mass suggests a branchial cleft cyst."

04/25/2006 - "Immunohistochemical staining for GLUT-1 was performed on paraffin-embedded cell blocks of 28 cases with the following cytologic diagnoses: 1) metastatic SCC (11 cases); 2) atypical squamous cells, SCC [corrected] cannot be excluded (6 cases); and 3) cytologic findings consistent with branchial cleft cyst (BCC) (11 cases). "
01/01/2017 - "Immunohistological analysis was performed for the evaluation of the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα) in paraffin-embedded tissue specimens of 16 patients with a diagnosis of branchial cleft cyst, with three of them being pregnant. "
05/01/1999 - "Using a monoclonal antibody to the p53 protein and a standard avidin-biotin complex technique, immunostaining was performed on paraffin-embedded cell blocks of 20 cases with the following cytologic diagnoses: (1) metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (7 cases); (2) atypical squamous cells, SCC cannot be excluded (7 cases); and (3) cytologic findings consistent with branchial cleft cyst (6 cases). "

07/01/2006 - "Thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) and p63 expression in two primary thyroid papillary carcinomas of branchial cleft cysts."
07/01/2005 - "Thyroid transcription factor 1 expression in cystic lesions of the neck: an immunohistochemical investigation of thyroglossal duct cysts, branchial cleft cysts and metastatic papillary thyroid cancer."
12/01/2006 - "Expression of thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) in extra thyroidal sites: papillary thyroid carcinoma of branchial cleft cysts and thyroglossal duct cysts and struma ovarii."

07/01/2005 - "The presence of cholesterol crystals and/or epithelial cells in the aspirate will suggest the diagnosis of branchial cyst."
07/01/1989 - "A high concentration of cholesterol without the finding of thyroglobulin or parathyroid hormone in the fluid aspirated from a lateral neck mass suggests a branchial cleft cyst."

01/01/2001 - "Cyst fluid levels of carcinoembryonic antigen, carbohydrate antigen 19-9, squamous cell carcinoma antigen, and amylase in thyroglossal duct and branchial cleft cysts."
01/01/1989 - "8 cases of branchial cleft cysts and 1 case of branchiogenic carcinoma were examined immunohistochemically for detectable keratin, immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, IgM), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), factor VIII related antigen (Factor VIII RGA), and lysozyme. "

01/01/2016 - "The purpose of this study is to describe an endoscope-assisted surgical technique for the excision of branchial cleft cysts and compare it to the standard approach. "
10/01/2014 - "The aim of the study is to report the feasibility of endoscope-assisted second branchial cleft cyst resection via a small incision along the skin line on the lateral neck. "
05/01/2012 - "This study evaluates the feasibility of endoscope-assisted second branchial cleft cyst resection via retroauricular approach by comparing it with conventional cervical incision for removal of second branchial cleft cyst. "
01/01/2016 - "This transcervical endoscope-assisted approach to branchial cleft cyst excision is a viable option for uncomplicated cases. "
01/01/2016 - "Endoscope-assisted approach to excision of branchial cleft cysts."

12/01/2012 - "Studies of less invasive procedures for several anomalies are promising including sclerotherapy and endoscopic excision of second branchial cysts, and endoscopic cauterization or sclerotherapy at the piriform opening for third and fourth branchial sinuses. "
09/01/2009 - "Sclerotherapy of branchial cleft cysts using OK-432."
05/01/2006 - "The data suggest that branchial cleft cyst (BCC) can be primarily treated with OK-432 sclerotherapy and only the remaining lesions with excision. "
08/01/2001 - "Marsupialization and iodine sclerotherapy of a branchial cyst in a horse."
08/01/2001 - "Results suggest that marsupialization and iodine sclerotherapy may be a viable alternative to surgical excision in horses with branchial cysts; however, the entire cyst lining must be removed at the completion of sclerotherapy to prevent recurrence and abscess formation."

02/01/1999 - "For three of the five studied malformations (cleft palate, branchial cyst-sinus, and thyroglossal duct cyst-sinus), there has been a trend toward reduced hospital stay and increased utilization of out-patient facilities. "
02/01/1999 - "The aim of this study was to examine the evolution of hospital stays and utilization of outpatient facilities for the treatment of five congenital malformations (choanal atresia, isolated cleft lip, isolated cleft palate, branchial cyst-sinus and thyroglossal duct cyst-sinus). "

12/01/2012 - "Studies of less invasive procedures for several anomalies are promising including sclerotherapy and endoscopic excision of second branchial cysts, and endoscopic cauterization or sclerotherapy at the piriform opening for third and fourth branchial sinuses. "

10/01/2013 - "Clinicians first interpreted it as branchial cleft cyst, and a cystectomy was performed. "
08/01/2023 - "Cystectomy was performed under general anesthesia, and histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of branchial cyst with keratinized and calcified substances. "
07/09/2012 - "Here, the authors present one case of papillary carcinoma of thyroid arising from an ectopic thyroid tissue in branchial cleft cyst presented as a swelling in lateral neck diagnosed after cystectomy. "
02/01/1989 - "After a consultation of the literature on branchial cleft defects and double neoplastic pathology, it was decided to report the case of a patient given a cystectomy for bladder cancer (1983) and referred to hospital four years later with branchial cyst that had developed into epidermoid cancer."