Midline Cervical Cleft: An Anatomical Finding and a Proposal for a New Approach
2020 ◽
Vol 57
(12)
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pp. 1422-1427
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Congenital midline cervical cleft is a rare malformation. Typical case shows an area of hypotrophic skin, a cranial nipple-like structure, and a caudal blind sinus. Cervical extension is limited. Relapse of the retraction is common following cutaneous z-plasty. The aim of this study is to describe the radiological, surgical, and histological findings of the 4 cases treated in our center in the last 8 years and communicate the finding of a contractile structure, anterior to the platysma, composed by striated muscle, figure not previously described. This distinct muscular band is responsible for neck retraction. Removal of this releases cervical tension and is essential to avoid the relapse.
1964 ◽
Vol 160
(981)
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pp. 442-448
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1999 ◽
Vol 173
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pp. 185-188
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1967 ◽
Vol 25
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pp. 52-53
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1973 ◽
Vol 31
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pp. 698-699
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1976 ◽
Vol 34
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pp. 218-219
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1995 ◽
Vol 53
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pp. 52-53
1985 ◽
Vol 43
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pp. 714-715
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1989 ◽
Vol 47
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pp. 76-77