Two cases of lateral cervical cyst

This report includes two cases of lateral cervical cysts.Case I. A 68 year-old female complained of diffuse swelling of the left side of her neck. Antibiotics medication made the swelling soft and localized. The swelling was incised and then disappeared. After 6 months she compalined of gain of soft and localized swelling her neck. Puncture and X-ray image with contrast medium suggested the presence of lateral cervical cyst. Although the cyst adhered to the cervical vein, it was separated and extirpated. The cyst wall was covered with stratified squamous epithelium, and lymphocyte infilitration was observed.Case 2. A 26 year-old male complained of swelling of the right side of his neck. The localized swelling with fluctuation was examined by X-ray with contrast medium. It showed the image of lateral cervical cyst. Extirpation was carried out easily. Microscopic examination revealed stratified squamous epithelium and lymphofollicles.