Licht A, Posner J, Leipziger L S
Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY 11040, USA.
J Craniofac Surg. 1998 Jul;9(4):366-70. doi: 10.1097/00001665-199807000-00014.
Midline upper lip sinuses alone are rare entitities, with less than 25 cases reported previously. Midline upper lip sinuses with associated cleft lip are even more rare. A patient report of median cleft lip with associated upper lip sinuses in a 16-year-old boy is presented. Controversy exists as to whether these abnormalities are related. This report demonstrates the plausibility of a cause-and-effect relationship between midline clefts and sinuses.