Congenital lateral cleft palate with unilateral craniofacial microsomia and lateral ankyloglossia

• Published in: BMJ case reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. e226104
• Main Authors: Baş, Soysal, Baş, Vildan, Irmak, Fatih, Karşıdağ, Semra Hacıkerim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01-01-2019; BMJ Publishing Group
• Series: Case Report
• Subjects: Ankyloglossia - complications; Ankyloglossia - diagnostic imaging; Ankyloglossia - surgery; Asymmetry; Births; Case reports; Classification; Cleft Palate - complications; Cleft Palate - diagnostic imaging; Cleft Palate - surgery; Congenital diseases; Defects; Disease; Embryology; Female; Goldenhar Syndrome - complications; Goldenhar Syndrome - diagnostic imaging; Goldenhar Syndrome - surgery; Hearing loss; Humans; Infant; Mouth; Neck; Pathogenesis; Pregnancy; Rare Disease; Substance abuse treatment; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Vertebrae; dentistry and oral medicine; congenital disorders; oral and maxillofacial surgery; plastic and reconstructive surgery
• ISSN: 1757-790X; 1757-790X
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-226104

Craniofacial microsomia is a group of anomalies that occur due to developmental defects in the first and second branchial arches during the embryological period. The disease has various craniofacial and extracraniofacial presentation patterns. Lateral cleft palate is distinct from the most common palate clefts because it is located lateral to the uvula. The presence of a lateral cleft palate has been very rarely reported in the literature, and the aetiopathogenesis of the disease is still not well understood. We aimed to report a case of the coexistence of lateral cleft palate and craniofacial microsomia and discuss the aetiopathogenesis of these diseases.