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Congenital cartilaginous rests of the neck (wattles)
Brigitte Coras1, Christian Hafner, Alexander Roesch
1Department of Dermatology, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg, Germany.
Background:
Congenital cartilaginous rests of the neck (wattles) are very rare, probably branchiogenic malformations.
Objective:
To discuss the clinical and histologic features and the therapy of wattles.
Methods:
We report a 4-year-old patient with symmetric exophytic nodules of the neck that had been present since birth.
Results:
The two lesions, 0.5 3 0.5 cm, were removed. The histopathologic examination confirmed ectopic cartilaginous tissue.
Conclusion:
Wattles must be excised, including their cartilaginous core, after having sonographically excluded fistulae or sinuses.
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