Branchial cleft cysts are uncommon, congenital neck masses that may present by the angle of the mandible or neck and may form abnormal connections with the ear canal, tonsil, or piriform sinus (throat). They may become repeatedly infected or present as a painless neck mass. Surgical excision is the only way to effectively treat them. Small masses may be removed on an outpatient basis, while larger masses may require a temporary drain and an overnight stay in the hospital.

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Featured Faculty 

Eric M. Genden, MD, MHCA, FACS
Dr. Isidore Friesner Professor and Chair of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Senior Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs
Professor of Neurosurgery and Immunology
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Director, Head and Neck Institute-Center of Excellence for Head and Neck Cancer
Mount Sinai Health System

Michael Berger, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Division of Otology-Neurotology, Lateral Skull Base Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Raymond L. Chai, MD
Associate Professor, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Mohemmed Nazir Khan, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Union Square

Diana N. Kirke, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery
The Mount Sinai Hospital

Scott Allan Roof, MD
Assistant Professor, Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Marita S. Teng, MD
Professor, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System

Mark Urken, MD
Chief, Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology,
Co-Director, Institute for Head and Neck and Thyroid Cancer,
Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai Union Square
Mount Sinai Health System

Zan Mra, MD
Assistant Professor, Otolaryngology
Mount Sinai Brooklyn

Edward J. Shin, MD
Professor, Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) / Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

Zachary G. Schwam, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
Division of Otology-Neurotology, Lateral Skull Base Surgery
Mount Sinai Health System