Congenital dermoid fistulas of the anterior chest region (CDFACR): usefulness of sonography for complete resection

Congenital dermoid fistulas of the anterior chest regions (CDFACRs) consist of a skin orifice at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with fistulas extending caudally in the subcutaneous tissue near the sternoclavicular joint. We report 2 pediatric CDFACR cases with pathognomonic so...

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Autores principales: Hosokawa, Takahiro, Yamada, Yoshitake, Takahashi, Hiroaki, Sato, Yumiko, Tanami, Yutaka, Suzuki, Keisuke, Kawashima, Hiroshi, Oguma, Eiji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5552003/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28828140
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2017.06.003
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Sumario:Congenital dermoid fistulas of the anterior chest regions (CDFACRs) consist of a skin orifice at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with fistulas extending caudally in the subcutaneous tissue near the sternoclavicular joint. We report 2 pediatric CDFACR cases with pathognomonic sonography findings. By using sonography, we could diagnose the fistulas as CDFACRs by focusing on their location and direction and could reveal the distal side for complete resection. We suggest that sonography, which does not involve radiation or require sedation, is a better choice for the initial examination of CDFACRs than computed tomography or MRI.

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