TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital dermoid fistulas of the anterior chest region (CDFACR)
T2 - usefulness of sonography for complete resection
AU - Hosokawa, Takahiro
AU - Yamada, Yoshitake
AU - Takahashi, Hiroaki
AU - Sato, Yumiko
AU - Tanami, Yutaka
AU - Suzuki, Keisuke
AU - Kawashima, Hiroshi
AU - Oguma, Eiji
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 The Authors
PY - 2017/9
Y1 - 2017/9
N2 - Congenital dermoid fistulas of the anterior chest regions (CDFACRs) consist of a skin orifice at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with fistulas extending caudally in the subcutaneous tissue near the sternoclavicular joint. We report 2 pediatric CDFACR cases with pathognomonic sonography findings. By using sonography, we could diagnose the fistulas as CDFACRs by focusing on their location and direction and could reveal the distal side for complete resection. We suggest that sonography, which does not involve radiation or require sedation, is a better choice for the initial examination of CDFACRs than computed tomography or MRI.
AB - Congenital dermoid fistulas of the anterior chest regions (CDFACRs) consist of a skin orifice at the anterior border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle with fistulas extending caudally in the subcutaneous tissue near the sternoclavicular joint. We report 2 pediatric CDFACR cases with pathognomonic sonography findings. By using sonography, we could diagnose the fistulas as CDFACRs by focusing on their location and direction and could reveal the distal side for complete resection. We suggest that sonography, which does not involve radiation or require sedation, is a better choice for the initial examination of CDFACRs than computed tomography or MRI.
KW - Branchial cleft cyst
KW - Dermoid cyst
KW - Sternoclavicular joint
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U2 - 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.06.003
DO - 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.06.003
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85021757597
VL - 12
SP - 628
EP - 631
JO - Radiology Case Reports
JF - Radiology Case Reports
SN - 1930-0433
IS - 3
ER -