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Case Reports
. 2005 Oct;31(10):1349-50.
doi: 10.1111/j.1524-4725.2005.31218.

Congenital cartilaginous rests of the neck (wattles)

Brigitte Coras  1 , Christian Hafner, Alexander Roesch, Thomas Vogt, Michael Landthaler, Ulrich Hohenleutner
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Congenital cartilaginous rests of the neck (wattles)

Brigitte Coras et al. Dermatol Surg. 2005 Oct.

Abstract

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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