title: Congenital midline cervical cleft. Case report and review.
abstract: Congenital midline cervical cleft is a rare disorder with a wide range of presentations. To date, there have been fewer than 35 cases reported in the English-language literature. A rarer finding is the association of bronchogenic cysts or respiratory epithelium with the midline cleft. The clinical presentation of congenital midline cervical cleft with a cephalic skin tab, atrophic cleft, and caudal sinus may distinguish it from other conditions of the midline neck. We present an 18-month-old girl with congenital midline cervical cleft to illustrate its clinical presentation and the proper treatment of this condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Gundersen/Lutheran Medical Center, La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Maschka
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Clemons
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Janis
mesh_terms: D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011127:Polyps / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D013957:Thyroid Cartilage