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Fourth branchial arch fistula

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

I. J. M. Johnson ,
J. V. Soames  and
J. P. Birchall
I. J. M. Johnson*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, UK.
J. V. Soames
Affiliation:
Department of Oral Pathology, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nottingham, UK.
J. P. Birchall
Affiliation:
Academic Department of Otolaryngology, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Mr I. J. M. Johnson, Department of Otolaryngology, University Hospital, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH
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Abstract

A case is presented of a rare congenital anomaly of the fourth branchial arch, which presented as an abscess in the anterior triangle, related to a fistula communicating with the pyriform fossa. Histopathological examination showed the fistula to be associated with thyroid tissue supporting the hypothesis that the ventral wing of the fourth pouch contributes to the thyroid gland.

Keywords

Branchial regionFistula
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 391 - 393
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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