Cervical sinus

Cervical sinus
Scheme of the pharyngeal arches
I–IV: pharyngeal arches
1–4: pharyngeal pouches (inside) and/or pharyngeal grooves (outside)
a: Tuberculum laterale
b: Tuberculum impar
c: Foramen cecum
d: Ductus thyreoglossus
e: Sinus cervicalis
Details
Identifiers
Latinsinus cervicalis
Anatomical terminology

The cervical sinus is a structure formed during embryonic development, homologous to the gill cavity of the teleost fish. It is a deep depression found on each side of the neck. It is formed as the second pharyngeal arch (hyoid arch) grows faster than the other pharyngeal arches, so they become covered, by the homology of the operculum (fish). The first pharyngeal arch (mandibular arch) also grows slightly faster. It may fail to obliterate, forming a branchial cleft cyst or fistula, which is prone to infection.

Structure

The cervical sinus is bounded in front by the second pharyngeal arch (hyoid arch), and behind by the thoracic wall. The second pharyngeal arch (hyoid arch) grows faster than the other pharyngeal arches, so they become covered. It is ultimately obliterated by the fusion of its walls by the 7th week of gestation.

Clinical significance

Sometimes, the cervical sinus can fail to obliterate and thus remains as a branchial cleft cyst.[citation needed] The second pharyngeal arch may also not grow over the lower pharyngeal arches.[1] This may be found anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.[1] It can also communicate with the skin as an external cervical fistula or with the pharynx as an internal cervical fistula.[citation needed] It is prone to infection. Medical ultrasound may be used to diagnose them.[1]

Additional images

  • The head and neck of a human embryo 32 days old, seen from the ventral surface
    The head and neck of a human embryo 32 days old, seen from the ventral surface

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 67 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

  1. ^ a b c Hosokawa, Takahiro; Yamada, Yoshitake; Sato, Yumiko; Tanami, Yutaka; Amano, Hizuru; Fujiogi, Michimasa; Kawashima, Hiroshi; Oguma, Eiji (2015-10-01). "Lateral cervical sinus: specific sonographic findings in two pediatric cases". Journal of Medical Ultrasonics. 42 (4): 595–599. doi:10.1007/s10396-015-0650-4. ISSN 1613-2254. PMID 26576989. S2CID 26352153.
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