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  2. Preauricular sinus and cyst - Wikipedia

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    Preauricular sinuses and preauricular cysts are two common congenital malformations. Each involves the external ear. The difference between them is that a cyst does not connect with the skin, but a sinus does. [3] Frequency of preauricular sinus differs depending the population: 0.1–0.9% in the US, 0.9% in the UK, and 4–10% in Asia and ...

  3. Why some people have a small hole in front of their upper ears

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    It is called preauricular sinus which, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, or NIH, "generally appears as a tiny skin-lined hole or pit, often just in front of the upper ear where ...

  4. Birth defect - Wikipedia

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    3% of newborns (US) [ 8 ] Deaths. 628,000 (2015) [ 9 ] A birth defect[ a ] is an abnormal condition that is present at birth, regardless of its cause. [ 2 ] Birth defects may result in disabilities that may be physical, intellectual, or developmental. [ 2 ] The disabilities can range from mild to severe. [ 6 ]

  5. Congenital lip pit - Wikipedia

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    At birth. Treatment. Fistulectomy. Prognosis. Excellent. A congenital lip pit or lip sinus is a congenital disorder characterized by the presence of pits and possibly associated fistulas in the lips. They are often hereditary, and may occur alone or in association with cleft lip and palate, termed Van der Woude syndrome. [1]

  6. Doctors floored by what they found in newborn's belly - AOL

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    A newborn baby is recovering after a 3-lb. tumor was removed from her belly. Dave and Keenan Sanders noticed swelling in their six-week-old daughter Leighton's abdomen. They initially wrote it off ...

  7. Congenital diaphragmatic hernia - Wikipedia

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    Congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) is a birth defect of the diaphragm. The most common type of CDH is a Bochdalek hernia; other types include Morgagni hernia, diaphragm eventration and central tendon defects of the diaphragm. Malformation of the diaphragm allows the abdominal organs to push into the chest cavity, hindering proper lung ...

  8. Branchial cleft cyst - Wikipedia

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    Conservative, surgical excision. A branchial cleft cyst or simply branchial cyst is a cyst as a swelling in the upper part of neck anterior to sternocleidomastoid. It can, but does not necessarily, have an opening to the skin surface, called a fistula. The cause is usually a developmental abnormality arising in the early prenatal period ...

  9. Small supernumerary marker chromosome - Wikipedia

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    Der(22)t(8;22)(q24.1;q11.1) syndrome, also termed the supernumerary der(22)t(8;22) syndrome, is a syndrome in which individuals are born with normal birth weight and growth but have moderate mental retardation; dysmorphic features in the face and head areas; prominent, low-set, underdeveloped ear canals, and/or preauricular pits (small holes or ...