Catalog

Branchial cleft cyst

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Branchial cleft cyst – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1741807786

A usually superficial cyst situated on the lateral aspect of the neck; typically presenting a circumscribed movable mass near the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle, although some cysts have been found at the angle of the mandible, in the submandibular, parotid, and preauricular areas, and in the floor of the mouth.