Lateral cervical cleft: A previously unreported anomaly resulting from incomplete disappearance of the second pharyngeal (branchial) cleft

Authors
Gursoy, MH Gedikoglu, G Tanyel, FC
Citation
Mh. Gursoy et al., Lateral cervical cleft: A previously unreported anomaly resulting from incomplete disappearance of the second pharyngeal (branchial) cleft, J PED SURG, 34(3), 1999, pp. 488-490
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY
ISSN journal
00223468 → ACNP
Volume
34
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
488 - 490
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-3468(199903)34:3<488:LCCAPU>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The authors present a 2-year-old boy with a skin defect located in the righ t lateral side of the neck. They suggest the defect is a partial failure of disappearance of the second pharyngeal (branchial) cleft and propose a nam e of lateral cervical cleft.