Patient-Specific Factors to Differentiate Between Branchial Cleft Cysts and CUP Syndrome: A 10 Year Unicenter Study
The consideration of patient-specific factors such as age or synchronous/asynchronous malignancies is crucial in the diagnostic decision-making process. In the age group of 50 to 59 years, there is ~50% probability of diagnosing CUP syndrome with unilateral painless neck swelling. A thorough clinical examination using panendoscopy with at least 1 unilateral tonsillectomy and biopsies from the base of the tongue is essential to detect a possible primarius early and improve the prognosis.
Authors
- Michaela Plath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-226X)
- Matthias Sand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-0092-4522)
- Christina Sauter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-7709-2395)
- Carlo Cavaliere (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0378-8935)
- Karim Plath
- Peter K. Plinkert
Institutions
- University of Augsburg (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- Christoffel Blinden Mission (DE)
- GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences (DE)
- Sapienza University of Rome (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Ear Nose & Throat Journal
- Published
- 2025-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/01455613251337985
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.85