[The lateral cervical cyst as a cystic lesion of a lymph node (author's transl)]

By injecting a blue stain into the tonsillar region in patients having a lateral cervical cyst the lymphatic channels of the oropharynx were identified. The distribution of the stain within the capsule of the cyst was observed during the operation. This experiment, carried out in three cases, indicates that lateral cervical cysts may be interpreted as cystic lesions of a lymph node. Inflammation of the nasopharynx and oropharynx is believed to play a role in actuating the process leading to a cyst.