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Second Branchial Cleft Cysts: Variability of Sonographic Appearances in Adult Cases

Anil T. Ahuja, Ann D. King and Con Metreweli
American Journal of Neuroradiology February 2000, 21 (2) 315-319;
Anil T. Ahuja
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin N.T., Hong Kong.
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Ann D. King
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin N.T., Hong Kong.
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Con Metreweli
aFrom the Department of Diagnostic Radiology & Organ Imaging, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin N.T., Hong Kong.
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