Case report of bilateral cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnants

Cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnants: Two cases report

“…Although it is stated in the literature that branchial system malformations are commonly associated with other congenital defects, [4,5,7] no other malformations were found in our two cases.…”

“…The overlying skin is similar to the surrounding neck skin and the lesion is painless, lacking any inflammation or discharge. [7] CCBR require, despite their clear clinical markings, a broad differential diagnosis. [8] This latter include thymic and thyroglossal duct cysts, branchial cleft cysts, hair follicle nevus, congenital midline hamartomas, fibroepithelial polyps, epidermoid cysts and squamous papillomas.…”

A case report of bilateral cervical chondrocutaneous remnants with review of the literature

“…We searched the English medical literature using the Medline and Pubmed databases from January 1966 through December 2010. Only 7 cases of bilateral cervical chondrocutaneous remnants have been reported [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

“…Bilateral lesions are very rare [2]. Only 7 cases of bilateral cervical chondrocutaneous remnants were reported in the English medical literature [2][3][4][5][6][7].…”

A solitary peduculated nodule on the neck

“…Cervical chondrocutaneous branchial remnant is a rare, benign congenital lesion 1,2 . It presents as a pedunculated tumor on the lateral neck with an elastic texture like cartilage of the ear 3 .…”