Congenital midline cervical cleft.
Congenital midline cervical cleft is a rare anomaly that typically presents in the neonatal period as a thin suprasternal vertical band of erythematous skin with a nipple-like projection superiorly, which may exude fluid. We present the clinical and pathophysiologic features and the imaging findings of this uncommon, and rarely described entity in a newborn girl.
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Javier
J
Villanueva-Meyer
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Christine
C
Glastonbury
Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA.
Peter
P
Marcovici
D001934:Branchial Region / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010608:Pharyngeal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D014463:Ultrasonography
Congenital midline cervical cleft; branchial arch defects; congenital midline cervical anomalies; midline cervical cleft; pediatrics