Sternal cleft

Sternal clefts are rare congenital malformations that result from defective embryologic fusion of paired mesodermal bands in the ventral midline.^[2] They may be associated with other midline defects (as in pentalogy of Cantrell). It may also occur in isolation.^[3] Sternal cleft is treated by surgery in early life to avoid fixation leading to immobility.

Sternal cleft
Other names	Sternum bifidum[1]

See also

• PHACE association
• List of cutaneous conditions