Summary
Cystic lesions in parotid glands are rare, and on clinical examination alone, accurate diagnosis is impossible. A case of a 27-year-old male patient with such a cystic lesion is presented. The cyst was removed surgically by superficial parotidectomy and pathological examination revealed a branchial cyst of the parotid gland.
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Karaça, C., Siphaioglu, M. & Gürsu, G. Branchial cyst of the parotid gland. Eur J Plast Surg 14, 97–98 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209814
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00209814