Congenital dermoid fistulas of the anterior chest region (CDFACR): usefulness of sonography for complete resection

Radiology Case Reports

Yoshitake Yamada, MD¹  Eiji Oguma, MD²  Hiroaki Takahashi, MD²  Takahiro Hosokawa, MD²  Yumiko Sato, MD²  Yutaka Tanami, MD²  Hiroshi Kawashima, MD³  Keisuke Suzuki, MD³ 

[1] Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan;Department of Radiology, Saitama Children's Medical Center, 2100 Magome, Iwatsuki, Saitama 339-8551, Japan;Department of Surgery, Saitama Children's Medical Center, Iwatsuki, Saitama, Japan;

关键词: Dermoid cyst;    Sternoclavicular joint;    Branchial cleft cyst;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.radcr.2017.06.003

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

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.

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