A Case of Rare Craniofacial Clefts: Tessier No .7 Cleft.
- Author:
Hyun Jung LEE
;
Nak Gyun CHUNG
;
So Young KIM
;
In Kyung SUNG
;
Chung Sik CHUN
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Craniofacial clefts;
Tessier No. 7 Cleft
- MeSH:
Cleft Lip;
Diagnosis;
Female;
Humans;
Incidence;
Macrostomia;
Mouth;
Palate;
Parturition
- From:Journal of the Korean Society of Neonatology
1998;5(1):95-99
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Craniofacial clefts are rare among facial anomalies with an incidence of 1.5 to 5 per 100,000 births, and 1 per 100 cases of cleft lip and palate. The Tessier No. 7 clefts are unusual lesions that result from failure of the embryonic mandibular and maxillary processes to properly fuse and form the corners of the mouth. We experienced a case of Tessier No. 7 craniofacial cleft in a 1 day-old female patient who presented with a macrostomia and auricular malformation. The diagnosis was established by clinical and radiographic findings. A brief review of literature was made.
