Infected second branchial cleft cyst
Discussion:
The ultrasound and MRI features are suggestive of an infected second branchial cleft cyst.
The differential diagnosis should include:
cat-scratch disease
other less common lesions: vascular neoplasms, carotid body tumor, cystic hygroma, ectopic thyroid or salivary tissue, and paraganglioma.
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