Congenital Midline Cervical Cleft

Authors

  • Javier Villanueva-Meyer
  • Christine Glastonbury
  • Peter Marcovici

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3941/jrcr.v9i3.2202

Keywords:

Congenital midline cervical cleft, midline cervical cleft, congenital midline cervical anomalies, branchial arch defects, pediatrics

Abstract

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.

Author Biography

Javier Villanueva-Meyer

Resident

Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

Published

2015-03-28

Issue

Section

Pediatric Radiology