title: Ectopic vestigial lesions of the neck and shoulders.
abstract: A series of five vestigial lesions of the shoulder and back is reported. Their derivation is discussed and in four cases a branchial rather than a bronchial origin is favoured. The fifth case is held to represent skin involvement by thyroglossal duct elements.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002828:Choristoma / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D012782:Shoulder; D012983:Soft Tissue Neoplasms / Q000196:embryology / Q000473:pathology*