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Unusual presentation of a first branchial cleft

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Abstract

An atypical case of a first branchial cleft presenting with a cutaneous fistula and an epidermoid cyst of the external auditory canal is reported. The relevant embryology of the branchial apparatus is summarized, and variations of first branchial anomalies are discussed. The relationship with a congenital cholesteatoma is discussed.

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  1. Service d'Oto-Rhino-Laryngologie, Hôpital Robert Debre, 48 boulevard Serrurier, F-75019, Paris, France

    I. de Gaudemar & M. François

  2. Service de Radiologie, Hôpital Robert Debre, Paris, France

    M. Elmaleh

  3. Service d'anatomopathologie, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, France

    A. Cortez & M. Peuchmaur

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  1. I. de Gaudemar
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  2. M. Elmaleh
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de Gaudemar, I., Elmaleh, M., Cortez, A. et al. Unusual presentation of a first branchial cleft. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 252, 57–60 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00171442

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