Table 6: Type of Lesion.
| Total 399 | Superficial Excision 147 36.84% | Deep Excision 252 63.16% | p Value | |
| Branchial cleft cyst, sinus, fistula | 333 83.46% | 112 76.19% | 221 87.70% | 0.0028 |
| Preauricular sinus or cyst | 45 11.28% | 27 18.37% | 18 7.14% | 0.0006 |
| Other | 21 5.26% | 8 5.44% | 12 4.76% | 0.7639 |