A case with unilateral hypoglossal nerve injury in branchial cyst surgery

2012/02/01 by Sudipta Kumer Mukherjee, Chandra Gowshami, Abdus Salam +3 · 1 citation
Medicine · Neuroscience · #Head and Neck Anomalies #Teratomas and Epidermoid Cysts #Cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus #Medicine #Dysarthria #Neurosurgery #Cyst #Surgery #Hypoglossal nerve #Neurology #Anatomy #Tongue #Otorhinolaryngology #Radiology #Pathology

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Abstract

An 11 years old boy came, with complain of mild dysarthria. Examination revealed marked hemiatrophy of left side of the tongue. Five months back he underwent ipsilateral branchial cyst operation. To our knowledge, no case was reported. After branchial cyst operation if there is any residual remnant chance of recurrence is very high.

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