An Asymptomatic 2 * 3 Cm Mass in the Lateral

question 1

Multiple Choice

An asymptomatic 2 * 3 cm mass in the lateral neck of a 25-year-old man was biopsied. Microscopically, it was a cyst surrounded by lymphoid tissue. The diagnosis would be:

• A) Epidermal inclusion cyst
• B) Ectopic lymphoid tissue
• C) Branchial cyst
• D) Thyroglossal tract cyst
• E) Dermoid cyst

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