Congenital midline cervical cleft: a case report

BACKGROUND: Midline cervical cleft is a very rare congenital anomaly. According to a literature search, until 2014 only 205 cases were reported. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a classic case of congenital midline cervical cleft. This was a case of a 3-year-old Middle Eastern boy. The lesion was excis...

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Autores principales: Çelikoyar, Mazhar, Aktan, Erkan, Doğusoy, Gülen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6556223/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31176376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-019-2116-6
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Midline cervical cleft is a very rare congenital anomaly. According to a literature search, until 2014 only 205 cases were reported. CASE PRESENTATION: We present a classic case of congenital midline cervical cleft. This was a case of a 3-year-old Middle Eastern boy. The lesion was excised and the defect was closed via multiple Z-plasties. CONCLUSIONS: Midline cervical cleft, although a rarity, when presented needs surgical treatment, which comprises surgical excision and closure that lessens the possibility of scar visibility and contracture.