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Congenital anomaly of second branchial cleft (disorder)
Congenital anomaly of second branchial cleft
Second branchial cleft anomaly
A rare otorhinolaryngological malformation with the presence of a cyst, sinus or fistula occurring along the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Second branchial cleft fistula and sinuses present with skin opening with chronic discharge and recurrent infections, whereas second branchial cleft cysts present as a painless, nontender, stable in size or slowly enlarging lateral neck masses. Cysts occasionally acutely increase in size during upper respiratory tract infection, leading to respiratory compromise, torticollis and dysphagia.
Id1231169000
StatusDefined
Associated morphologyPersistent branchial cleft
Finding siteSecond branchial cleft
OccurrenceCongenital
Pathological processPathological developmental process
Associated morphologyPersistent branchial cleft
Finding siteNeck structure
OccurrenceCongenital
Pathological processPathological developmental process
ICD-10 complex map reference set
TargetQ18.2
RuleTRUE
AdviceALWAYS Q18.2
CorrelationSNOMED CT source code to target map code correlation not specified
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