Clinical presentation of cervical ribs in the pediatric population.
case_series · Level IV
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.048.
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Abstract
Cervical ribs may cause thoracic outlet syndrome in adults, but symptoms are poorly described in children. In our series, 88.8% of the 322 children were asymptomatic. The most common symptoms were neck mass and pain. Useful diagnostic tools were cervical spine and chest radiographs. Differential diagnosis of a supraclavicular mass includes cervical ribs.
Medical subject headings
- Cervical Rib
- Cervical Rib Syndrome
- Cervical Vertebrae