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Tessier number 30 facial cleft

MedGen UID:
1636615
Concept ID:
C4703427
Congenital Abnormality
HPO: HP:0031587

Definition

A lower midline facial cleft, also known as the median mandibular cleft. It is a rare anomaly, which may be limited to a defect in the soft tissue of the lower lip. However, in the more severe form, it may extend into the bony mandibular symphysis. [from HPO]

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CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVTessier number 30 facial cleft

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Etiology

Allam KA, Lim AA, Elsherbiny A, Kawamoto HK
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Aug;67(8):1055-62. Epub 2014 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.04.020. PMID: 24933239
da Silva Freitas R, Alonso N, Shin JH, Busato L, Ono MC, Cruz GA
J Craniofac Surg 2008 Sep;19(5):1348-52. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0b013e318184326e. PMID: 18812861

Diagnosis

Vendramini-Pittoli S, Guion-Almeida ML, Santos JM, Garcia Júnior SM, Yoshida MM, Richieri-Costa A, Kokitsu-Nakata NM
Clin Dysmorphol 2015 Oct;24(4):144-50. doi: 10.1097/MCD.0000000000000085. PMID: 25816358

Prognosis

Allam KA, Lim AA, Elsherbiny A, Kawamoto HK
J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 2014 Aug;67(8):1055-62. Epub 2014 May 10 doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2014.04.020. PMID: 24933239

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