AbstractAbstractJournal of Case Reports in Medicine,2013,2,1,1-3.Published:April 2013Type:Case ReportAuthors:David J. Black, Andrew W. McCombe, and Nnaemeka C. Okpala Author(s) affiliations:David J. Black, Andrew W. McCombe, and Nnaemeka C. Okpala Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Rd, Frimley, Surrey, GU16 7UJ, UK Abstract:We present an unusual case of a 20-year-old woman with a left-sided infected branchial cyst causing an ipsilateral 12th nerve palsy. This resolved upon excision of the cyst. Branchial cysts, infected or otherwise, should be high in the differential of a lateral cystic neck mass. This and other cases discussed demonstrate that the presence of cranial nerve palsies does not necessarily indicate a neoplastic cause. Keywords:Branchial cyst; Branchial cleft; Hypoglossal nerve palsyView:PDF (451.83 KB) PDF Images Figure 1: Pre-operative images demonstrating a left-sided branchial cyst and an ipsilateral hypoglossal nerve palsy. ‹ Necrotizing Stomatitis in a Non-HIV Patient: A Case Presentation up Sequential Bilateral Otitis Media and Bilateral Facial Nerve Paralysis as Presenting Symptoms ofWegener’s Granulomatosis ›