title: Unusual neck sinus--first or second cleft?
abstract: A sinus tract presenting with an opening around the angle of mandible is suggestive of first cleft remnant. We present the case of a 4-year-old boy with a recurrent discharging sinus around the angle of the right mandible whose internal opening was near the tonsil on imaging. Complete excision was performed with facial nerve monitoring. We discuss technical aspects of the surgery and possible embryology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Academic Surgery, The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, Sydney, New South Wales 2145, Australia. ss@chw.edu.au
authors.forename: S V S
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Soundappan
authors.forename: Hugh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Daniel T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Cass
mesh_terms: D001934:Branchial Region / Q000601:surgery*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017577:Cutaneous Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D005402:Fistula / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male