Solitary nodal metastases presenting as branchial cysts: A diagnostic pitfall

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 296-298

  Hardee, Peter S G ^a   Hutchison, Iain L ^a  

^a ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Branchial cyst; Metastasis; Neoplasm

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BRANCHIOGENIC CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECK DISSECTION; NECK METASTASIS; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032874118     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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