Congenital midline cervical cleft: An easily misdiagnosed disease
- Author:
Byungkwon KANG
1
;
Byungjun KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- From:Archives of Craniofacial Surgery 2020;21(6):372-375
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Congenital midline cervical cleft is a rare congenital disease. The disease is often misdiagnosed as a branchial cleft deformity, thyroglossal duct cyst, or other skin diseases. It has the following characteristics: skin defect at the midline of the anterior neck, a skin tag at the upper end of the lesion, and a blind sinus tract at the caudal aspect with or without mucoid discharge. Treatment is usually for aesthetic purposes; therefore, early surgical en bloc resection with Z-plasty or W-plasty is recommended to reduce recurrence and scar formation.
