Clinical and Imaging Features of a Congenital Midline Cervical Cleft in a Neonate: A Rare Anomaly

Congenital midline cervical cleft (CMCC) is a rare congenital anomaly. CMCC and its complications and treatment have been well described in ENT, dermatology, and pediatric surgery literature. However, to our knowledge, the imaging work-up has not been reported in the literature thus far. We present...

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Main Authors: Rachelle Goldfisher, Pritish Bawa, Zachary Ibrahim, John Amodio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/439596
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description Congenital midline cervical cleft (CMCC) is a rare congenital anomaly. CMCC and its complications and treatment have been well described in ENT, dermatology, and pediatric surgery literature. However, to our knowledge, the imaging work-up has not been reported in the literature thus far. We present a case of CMCC in a neonate with description of clinical presentation and imaging features.
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spelling doaj-art-b79f3430e4374c1aaba2334f0d2764102025-08-20T03:39:29ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112015-01-01201510.1155/2015/439596439596Clinical and Imaging Features of a Congenital Midline Cervical Cleft in a Neonate: A Rare AnomalyRachelle Goldfisher0Pritish Bawa1Zachary Ibrahim2John Amodio3Department of Radiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USADepartment of Radiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USADepartment of Pediatrics, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USADepartment of Radiology, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USACongenital midline cervical cleft (CMCC) is a rare congenital anomaly. CMCC and its complications and treatment have been well described in ENT, dermatology, and pediatric surgery literature. However, to our knowledge, the imaging work-up has not been reported in the literature thus far. We present a case of CMCC in a neonate with description of clinical presentation and imaging features.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/439596
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title Clinical and Imaging Features of a Congenital Midline Cervical Cleft in a Neonate: A Rare Anomaly
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title_short Clinical and Imaging Features of a Congenital Midline Cervical Cleft in a Neonate: A Rare Anomaly
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