A joint surgical team from the Department of Thoracic and Vascular Surgery and the Department of Otolaryngology performed a highly complex and very rare surgery on a three-year-old girl. The surgical team confirmed that the child had a tumor on the right side of her neck, beneath the lower right jaw. After conducting laboratory and radiological tests, the tumor, which was identified as a congenital cyst (First Branchial Cleft Cyst), was completely removed. The cyst extended from the neck to the outer ear. The surgery lasted two hours, and the child made a full recovery. The surgical team consisted of: Dr. Yasser Amer Al-Luhaibi, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery Specialist, Faculty Member at Al-Nahrain University College of Medicine Dr. Muhannad Mousa, Otolaryngology Specialist Dr. Ahmed Ibrahim, Anesthesiology Specialist Dr. Mohammed Al-Amin, Senior Resident in Thoracic Surgery Dr. Ibrahim Al-Hassan, Senior Resident in Thoracic Surgery Surgical Assistant: Ashwaq Talib Anesthesia Assistant: Yousif
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