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Pratibha A. Ankola, MD; Yara Fernandes, MD; Walter W. Tunnessen, Jr, MD
From the Department of Pediatrics, the New York Medical College and the Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York (Drs Ankola and Fernandes); and the American Board of Pediatrics, Chapel Hill, NC (Dr Tunnessen).

Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1998;152:299-300.

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A MIDLINE, POSTERIOR cervical mass was found during a physical examination of a full-term female infant (Figure 1). The mass was tubular with a wide sessile base and measured 3x3x4 cm. The base and most of the cylindrical wall were covered by a full thickness of skin, while the dome was covered by a violaceus, tough membrane. No leakage of fluid from the mass was observed and the infant's neurological examination results appeared to be normal.

Figure 1.

Figure 2 is a horizontal cut at the C5 vertebral level of the spine using computed tomography. Figure 3 is a sagittal view of the cervical spine using magnetic resonance imaging.

Figure 2.

Figure 3.

Denouement and Discussion: Cervical Myelomeningocele

Figure 1. Skin-covered mass arises from the posterior cervical area.

Figure 2. Computed tomographic scan of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]