title: The congenital cervical midline cleft. Case report and review of literature.
abstract: Congenital midline cervical clefts (CMCC) are rare. There have been approximately 50 reports in the international literature with the majority found in Caucasian females. They consist of a skin tag, mucosal surface and a caudal sinus in the ventral midline of the neck. The embryological cause is disputed, as is the best course of treatment. A case of a 4-month-old Indian boy with a congenital midline cervical cleft is reported. The appropriate investigations are described as well as a new method of correcting the lesion. In addition, the most likely aetiological basis for the condition are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, St George's Hospital, London SW17 0QT, UK. richardgardner@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: Richard O E
authors.initials: RO
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Anthony L H
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Moss
mesh_terms: D001935:Branchioma / Q000151:congenital / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000151:congenital / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D012868:Skin Abnormalities / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery*