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Congenital Malformations, Neck: Multimedia
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![]() | Media file 1: Three-week-old patient with congenital midline cervical cleft. Note the nipple-like protrusion of the superior aspect of the cleft. |
![]() | Media file 2: Close-up view of 3-week-old patient with congenital midline cervical cleft |
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Keywords
congenital malformations of the neck, congenital malformations, neck malformations, congenital anomalies of the neck, lymphangioma, cystic hygroma, midline cervical cleft, dermoid cyst, cervical teratoma, sternocleidomastoid tumor of infancy, SCTI, thymic anomalies, hemangioma, ectopic thyroid, thyroglossal duct cyst, TGDC



