
This study deals with an inconsistency concerning the existence of branchiogenic carcinoma. The data from the literature dealing with lateral cervical (branchial) cyst and branchiogenic carcinoma are presented. There are growing evidence that branchiogenic carcinoma in in fact cystic metastases from oropharyngeal carcinoma, most commonly tonsillar primary. The case of the patient with tonsillar carcinoma and cystic metastases to the neck, supporting this thesis is presented.
Adult, Male, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Palatine Tonsil, Tonsillar Neoplasms, Humans, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Tonsillectomy
Adult, Male, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Palatine Tonsil, Tonsillar Neoplasms, Humans, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Metastasis, Tonsillectomy
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