Congenital Cartilaginous Rests of the Neck (Wattles) |
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| Authors: | Coras Brigitte MD Hafner Christian MD Roesch Alexander MD Vogt Thomas MD Landthaler Michael MD Hohenleutner Ulrich MD |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Dermatology, University of Regensburg, Franz-Josef-Strauss-Allee 11, 93042 Regensburg, Germany. |
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| 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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