Congenital sternoclavicular dermoid sinus

Annelore Willaert; Liesje Bruninx; Greet Hens; Esther Hauben; Koen Devriendt; Vincent Vander Poorten

doi:10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.12.011

Congenital sternoclavicular dermoid sinus

Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2016 Feb:81:65-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.12.011. Epub 2015 Dec 30.

Authors

Annelore Willaert¹, Liesje Bruninx¹, Greet Hens¹, Esther Hauben², Koen Devriendt³, Vincent Vander Poorten⁴

Affiliations

¹ Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
² Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
³ Human Genetics, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. Electronic address: vincent.vanderpoorten@uzleuven.be.

PMID: 26810293
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2015.12.011

Abstract

We report a case series of 8 patients, presenting with a congenital sinus in the region of the sternoclavicular joint. This rare malformation has only been reported in the Japanese dermatological literature under the name of "congenital dermoid fistula of the anterior chest region". It has to be distinguished from other congenital anomalies and requires complete excision.

Keywords: Congenital; Dermoid sinus; Sternoclavicular joint.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child, Preschool
Cutaneous Fistula / congenital
Cutaneous Fistula / diagnosis
Cutaneous Fistula / surgery
Dermoid Cyst / congenital*
Dermoid Cyst / diagnosis
Dermoid Cyst / surgery
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Postoperative Complications
Sternoclavicular Joint / abnormalities*
Sternoclavicular Joint / surgery