Data di Pubblicazione:
2015
Citazione:
Congenital midline cervical cleft: clinical approach to a congenital anterior neck defect / B.L. Crippa, M.F. Bedeschi, G. Cantarella, L. Colombo, V. Agosti, I. Amodeo, M. Fumagalli, I. Mazzola, F. Mosca. - In: CONGENITAL ANOMALIES. - ISSN 0914-3505. - 55:2(2015), pp. 112-115. [10.1111/cga.12086]
Abstract:
Numerous malformations can affect the anterior part of the neck presenting at birth as a real diagnostic challenge for the pediatrician or the primary care physician who initially evaluate the baby. Congenital midline cervical cleft represents a rare defect of the midline neck, which is sometimes wrongly diagnosed as a thyroglossal duct anomaly, dermoid cyst, branchial cleft anomaly or "birthmark". A prompt clinical diagnosis and surgical treatment during early infancy are essential to ensure both functional and aesthetic outcome. We report on a case of a female neonate with a midline cervical cleft diagnosed immediately after birth. The main features of other congenital anomalies of the anterior neck are also discussed referring to their embryologic origin.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
craniofacial malformation; mentosternal dysraphia; midline cervical cleft; pediatrician
Elenco autori:
B.L. Crippa, M.F. Bedeschi, G. Cantarella, L. Colombo, V. Agosti, I. Amodeo, M. Fumagalli, I. Mazzola, F. Mosca
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