A Patient Reports a Painful Swelling Located Between the Angle

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient reports a painful swelling located between the angle of the jaw and the sternocleidomastoid muscle.Her physician determines that the pathology is congenital in origin.What is the most likely problem?

• A)Persistence of the thyroglossal duct
• B)Persistence of the third pharyngeal pouch
• C)DiGeorge's syndrome
• D)Hypertelorism
• E)None of the above

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