is this branchial or cystic hygroma - ros2

[ArchivalUser]

full term neonate with 4 x 4 mass posterior to the right sternocleidomastoid muscle. The mass is unilocular and filled with watery fluid.

[ArchivalUser]

branchial cyst

[ArchivalUser]

Branchial...thyroglossal is always midline, and branchial is lateral

[ArchivalUser]

Could be cystic hygroma, which is classically present in the posterior triangle of neck

Reference: http://neuros.org/index.php?option=com_t...ic-hygroma

[ArchivalUser]

cystic hygroma - posterior to Sternocleidomastoid mostly
branchial cyst - anterior border of Sternocleidomastoid.