Congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck

Congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck
Other namesCervical accessory tragus, wattle, cervical tab, cervical auricle[1]
Drawing of a man with two cervical auricles (from the book "Evolution and disease", 1890, page 91)
SpecialtyDermatology

Congenital cartilaginous rest of the neck is a minor and very rare congenital cutaneous condition characterized by branchial arch remnants that are considered to be the cervical variant of accessory tragus.[2][3] It resembles a rudimentary pinna that in most cases is located in the lower anterior part of the neck.[3]

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References

  1. Definition of cervical auricle on MedGen. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. Rapini, Ronald P.; Bolognia, Jean L.; Jorizzo, Joseph L. (2007). Dermatology: 2-Volume Set. St. Louis: Mosby. ISBN 978-1-4160-2999-1.
  3. 1 2 Bireswar Bose (1982). "Cervical Auricle". Archives of Surgery. 117 (7): 968–9. doi:10.1001/archsurg.1982.01380310074018. PMID 7092550.
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