Congenital cervical anomalies

Abstract

Congenital cervical anomalies are a heterogeneous group of diseases that can be present from birth up to the adult age. To achieve an optimum management of this type of lesions and thus avoid possible complications derived from them, it is extremely important for both pediatricians and pediatric surgeons to know the embryological origin and the main clinical manifestations of each one of the different pathological entities that can be found in the cervical location. To make a correct differential diagnosis of this collection of malformations, it us usually necessary to perform complementary imaging studies. these will help us to typify the lesion and to know their most important anatomical relations in order to design an adequate therapeutic strategy which, most of the time, will include surgical exeresis. This article will briefly approach the current management of congenital cervical anomalies having the greatest relevance in the pediatric patient.