DEVELOPMENTAL ANOMALIES IN THE NECK

Abstract

An outline of developmental anomalies in the neck of children and adolescents is provided. These include, in particular, lateral cervical fistulas and cysts, medial cervical cysts, and anomalies of large cervical vessels. The aim is to give speech and language pathologists an insight into the issue and to highlight the possibility of swallowing disorders in some diseases demonstrated in case reports.

Keywords

• developmental cervical anomalies
• cysts
• fistula
• dermoid
• vascular malformation
• vascular anomaly
• dysphagia