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CLOVES syndrome (congenital lipomatous overgrowth, vascular malformations, epidermal naevi, scoliosis/skeletal and spinal syndrome) is a genetic disorder that results from somatic, mosaic gain-of-function mutations of the PIK3CA gene, and belongs to the spectrum of PIK3CA-related overgrowth syndromes (PROS). This rare condition has no specific treatment and a poor survival rate. Here, we describe a postnatal mouse model of PROS/CLOVES that partially recapitulates the human disease, and demonstrate the efficacy of BYL719, an inhibitor of PIK3CA, in preventing and improving organ dysfunction. On the basis of these results, we used BYL719 to treat nineteen patients with PROS. The drug improved the disease symptoms in all patients. Previously intractable vascular tumours became smaller, congestive heart failure was improved, hemihypertrophy was reduced, and scoliosis was attenuated. The treatment was not associated with any substantial side effects. In conclusion, this study provides the first direct evidence supporting PIK3CA inhibition as a promising therapeutic strategy in patients with PROS.
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Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasa Clase I/antagonistas & inhibidores , Fosfatidilinositol 3-Quinasa Clase I/metabolismo , Lipoma/tratamiento farmacológico , Lipoma/enzimología , Terapia Molecular Dirigida , Anomalías Musculoesqueléticas/tratamiento farmacológico , Anomalías Musculoesqueléticas/enzimología , Nevo/tratamiento farmacológico , Nevo/enzimología , Tiazoles/uso terapéutico , Malformaciones Vasculares/tratamiento farmacológico , Malformaciones Vasculares/enzimología , Adulto , Animales , Niño , Modelos Animales de Enfermedad , Femenino , Células HeLa , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/complicaciones , Insuficiencia Cardíaca/tratamiento farmacológico , Humanos , Masculino , Ratones , Fenotipo , Escoliosis/complicaciones , Escoliosis/tratamiento farmacológico , Sirolimus/uso terapéutico , Síndrome , Neoplasias Vasculares/complicaciones , Neoplasias Vasculares/tratamiento farmacológicoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: Here we trained an automatic phenotype assessment tool to recognize syndromic ears in two syndromes in fetuses-=CHARGE and Mandibulo-Facial Dysostosis Guion Almeida type (MFDGA)-versus controls. METHOD: We trained an automatic model on all profile pictures of children diagnosed with genetically confirmed MFDGA and CHARGE syndromes, and a cohort of control patients, collected from 1981 to 2023 in Necker Hospital (Paris) with a visible external ear. The model consisted in extracting landmarks from photographs of external ears, in applying geometric morphometry methods, and in a classification step using machine learning. The approach was then tested on photographs of two groups of fetuses: controls and fetuses with CHARGE and MFDGA syndromes. RESULTS: The training set contained a total of 1489 ear photographs from 526 children. The validation set contained a total of 51 ear photographs from 51 fetuses. The overall accuracy was 72.6% (58.3%-84.1%, p < 0.001), and 76.4%, 74.9%, and 86.2% respectively for CHARGE, control and MFDGA fetuses. The area under the curves were 86.8%, 87.5%, and 90.3% respectively for CHARGE, controls, and MFDGA fetuses. CONCLUSION: We report the first automatic fetal ear phenotyping model, with satisfactory classification performances. Further validations are required before using this approach as a diagnostic tool.
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BACKGROUND: Syngnathia is an ultrarare craniofacial malformation characterised by an inability to open the mouth due to congenital fusion of the upper and lower jaws. The genetic causes of isolated bony syngnathia are unknown. METHODS: We used whole exome and Sanger sequencing and microsatellite analysis in six patients (from four families) presenting with syngnathia. We used CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing to generate vgll2a and vgll4l germline mutant zebrafish, and performed craniofacial cartilage analysis in homozygous mutants. RESULTS: We identified homozygous truncating variants in vestigial-like family member 2 (VGLL2) in all six patients. Two alleles were identified: one in families of Turkish origin and the other in families of Moroccan origin, suggesting a founder effect for each. A shared haplotype was confirmed for the Turkish patients. The VGLL family of genes encode cofactors of TEAD transcriptional regulators. Vgll2 is regionally expressed in the pharyngeal arches of model vertebrate embryos, and morpholino-based knockdown of vgll2a in zebrafish has been reported to cause defects in development of pharyngeal arch cartilages. However, we did not observe craniofacial anomalies in vgll2a or vgll4l homozygous mutant zebrafish nor in fish with double knockout of vgll2a and vgll4l. In Vgll2 -/- mice, which are known to present a skeletal muscle phenotype, we did not identify defects of the craniofacial skeleton. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that although loss of VGLL2 leads to a striking jaw phenotype in humans, other vertebrates may have the capacity to compensate for its absence during craniofacial development.
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PURPOSE: Patients with syndromic hemifacial microsomia (SHFM) are at risk of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence of OSA and its management, especially in patients with Goldenhar syndrome (GS). METHODS: The respiratory polygraphies and clinical management of 15 patients, aged 2 to 23 years, evaluated at a national reference center, were analyzed. RESULTS: Four (27%) patients had no OSA, 4 (27%) had mild OSA, and 7 (46%), of whom 5 were ≤ 2 years old, had severe OSA. None of the patients had central apneas. Only one patient had alveolar hypoventilation, and another one had nocturnal hypoxemia. Two patients had severe OSA despite prior adenoidectomy or mandibular distraction osteogenesis. Median duration of follow-up was 3.5 years (range 0.5-9 years). None of the patients without OSA or with mild OSA at baseline respiratory polygraphy developed OSA during the follow up. Among the 7 patients with severe OSA, 3 required continuous positive airway pressure or noninvasive ventilation, and one patient required a tracheostomy. CONCLUSION: In conclusion, patients with SHFM are at high risk of severe OSA at any age, underlining the importance of systematic sleep studies to diagnose and evaluate the severity of OSA. Individualized treatment should be privileged, based on a careful examination of the entire upper airway, taking in account potential associated risk factors. All patients with SHFM should be managed by a pediatric expert multidisciplinary medical/surgical team until the end of post pubertal growth.
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Síndrome de Goldenhar , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño , Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Niño , Adolescente , Preescolar , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/epidemiología , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/terapia , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/diagnóstico , Síndrome de Goldenhar/complicaciones , Síndrome de Goldenhar/epidemiología , Adulto Joven , Polisomnografía , Presión de las Vías Aéreas Positiva Contínua , Estudios de Seguimiento , Estudios TransversalesRESUMEN
Two to three thousand syndromes modify facial features: their screening requires the eye of an expert in dysmorphology. A widely used tool in shape characterization is geometric morphometrics based on landmarks, which are precise and reproducible anatomical points. Landmark positioning is user dependent and time consuming. Many automatic landmarking tools are currently available but do not work for children, because they have mainly been trained using photographic databases of healthy adults. Here, we developed a method for building an automatic landmarking pipeline for frontal and lateral facial photographs as well as photographs of external ears. We evaluated the algorithm on patients diagnosed with Treacher Collins (TC) syndrome as it is the most frequent mandibulofacial dysostosis in humans and is clinically recognizable although highly variable in severity. We extracted photographs from the photographic database of the maxillofacial surgery and plastic surgery department of Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades in Paris, France with the diagnosis of TC syndrome. The control group was built from children admitted for craniofacial trauma or skin lesions. After testing two methods of object detection by bounding boxes, a Haar Cascade-based tool and a Faster Region-based Convolutional Neural Network (Faster R-CNN)-based tool, we evaluated three different automatic annotation algorithms: the patch-based active appearance model (AAM), the holistic AAM, and the constrained local model (CLM). The final error corresponding to the distance between the points placed by automatic annotation and those placed by manual annotation was reported. We included, respectively, 1664, 2044, and 1375 manually annotated frontal, profile, and ear photographs. Object recognition was optimized with the Faster R-CNN-based detector. The best annotation model was the patch-based AAM (p < 0.001 for frontal faces, p = 0.082 for profile faces and p < 0.001 for ears). This automatic annotation model resulted in the same classification performance as manually annotated data. Pretraining on public photographs did not improve the performance of the model. We defined a pipeline to create automatic annotation models adapted to faces with congenital anomalies, an essential prerequisite for research in dysmorphology.
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Disostosis Mandibulofacial , Enfermedades Raras , Adulto , Humanos , Niño , Algoritmos , Imagenología Tridimensional/métodos , Puntos Anatómicos de Referencia/anatomía & histologíaRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: We aim to correlate pre- and postnatal data regarding the cleft type and surgical prognostic factors associated to orofacial clefts. METHODS: Retrospective study concerning all cases of orofacial cleft evaluated prenatally (US+/-MRI) between 2015 and 2020 with available postnatal outcomes. We compared prenatal imaging (cleft type and surgical prognostic factors) with postnatal findings. RESULTS: 48 fetuses were included. Median gestational age at first US/MRI examination: 29+2 WG and 31+6 WG, respectively. The prenatal diagnosis was in accordance with postnatal findings with regard to the cleft type in 88% of the cases (n = 42/48) for US and/or MRI, 84% (n = 38/45) for US only, and 90% (n = 37/41) for MRI only. The nasal septum deviation and nostril collapse were underestimated by prenatal US in 48% (n = 12/25) and 44% (n = 11/25) of cases, respectively (Cohen's kappa of 0.22 and 0.32, respectively). Pre- and postnatal examinations were in accordance with 75% of cases (n = 8) regarding evaluation of anteroposterior maxillary shift in case of unilateral alveolar cleft and in 90% and 80% of cases (n = 10) regarding the degree of protrusion/deviation of the premaxillary protrusion in case of bilateral cleft, respectively. CONCLUSION: Prenatal imaging can accurately assess the type of orofacial cleft and evaluate maxillary shift and deviation of the premaxilla. It underestimates the nose deformity.
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Labio Leporino , Fisura del Paladar , Femenino , Embarazo , Humanos , Fisura del Paladar/diagnóstico por imagen , Labio Leporino/diagnóstico por imagen , Estudios Retrospectivos , Diagnóstico Prenatal/métodos , ConsejoRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: Describe the first hybrid global simulation-based comprehensive cleft care workshop, evaluate impact on participants, and compare experiences based on in-person versus virtual attendance. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey-based evaluation. SETTING: International comprehensive cleft care workshop. PARTICIPANTS: Total of 489 participants. INTERVENTIONS: Three-day simulation-based hybrid comprehensive cleft care workshop. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Participant demographic data, perceived barriers and interventions needed for global comprehensive cleft care delivery, participant workshop satisfaction, and perceived short-term impact on practice stratified by in-person versus virtual attendance. RESULTS: The workshop included 489 participants from 5 continents. The response rate was 39.9%. Participants perceived financial factors (30.3%) the most significant barrier and improvement in training (39.8%) as the most important intervention to overcome barriers facing cleft care delivery in low to middle-income countries. All participants reported a high level of satisfaction with the workshop and a strong positive perceived short-term impact on their practice. Importantly, while this was true for both in-person and virtual attendees, in-person attendees reported a significantly higher satisfaction with the workshop (28.63 ± 3.08 vs 27.63 ± 3.93; P = .04) and perceived impact on their clinical practice (22.37 ± 3.42 vs 21.02 ± 3.45 P = .01). CONCLUSION: Hybrid simulation-based educational comprehensive cleft care workshops are overall well received by participants and have a positive perceived impact on their clinical practices. In-person attendance is associated with significantly higher satisfaction and perceived impact on practice. Considering that financial and health constraints may limit live meeting attendance, future efforts will focus on making in-person and virtual attendance more comparable.
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Labio Leporino , Fisura del Paladar , Humanos , Fisura del Paladar/terapia , Labio Leporino/terapia , Estudios Transversales , Cabeza , Satisfacción PersonalRESUMEN
Unique or multiple congenital facial skin polyps are features of several rare syndromes, from the most well-known Pai syndrome (PS), to the less recognized oculoauriculofrontonasal syndrome (OAFNS), encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis (ECCL), or Sakoda complex (SC). We set up a research project aiming to identify the molecular bases of PS. We reviewed 27 individuals presenting with a syndromic frontonasal polyp and initially referred for PS. Based on strict clinical classification criteria, we could confirm only nine (33%) typical and two (7%) atypical PS individuals. The remaining ones were either OAFNS (11/27-41%) or presenting with an overlapping syndrome (5/27-19%). Because of the phenotypic overlap between these entities, OAFNS, ECCL, and SC can be either considered as differential diagnosis of PS or part of the same spectrum. Exome and/or genome sequencing from blood DNA in 12 patients and from affected tissue in one patient failed to identify any replication in candidate genes. Taken together, our data suggest that conventional approaches routinely utilized for the identification of molecular etiologies responsible for Mendelian disorders are inconclusive. Future studies on affected tissues and multiomics studies will thus be required in order to address either the contribution of mosaic or noncoding variation in these diseases.
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Anomalías del Ojo , Lipomatosis , Síndromes Neurocutáneos , Agenesia del Cuerpo Calloso , Labio Leporino , Coloboma , Anomalías Craneofaciales , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Oído Externo/anomalías , Anomalías del Ojo/genética , Oftalmopatías , Cara/anomalías , Humanos , Lipoma , Lipomatosis/genética , Pólipos Nasales , Síndromes Neurocutáneos/genética , Anomalías del Sistema Respiratorio , Enfermedades de la Piel , Columna Vertebral/anomalíasRESUMEN
INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a well-recognized complication of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) surgery, but studies assessing OSA by means of a respiratory polygraphy (PG) are scarce. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of new-onset OSA after posterior flap pharyngoplasty (PFP). MATERIALS: The postoperative PG of children with VPI who had a normal preoperative PG were analyzed. RESULTS: Eighteen patients (mean age, 9.8 ± 4.8 years; Pierre Robin sequence [n = 5], isolated cleft palate [n = 7], 22q11 deletion [n = 3], and 3 other diagnoses) were included in the study. Mean delay between surgery and the postoperative PG was 11.5 ± 13.5 months. Two patients (11%) developed severe OSA after PFP. One patient with 22q11 deletion developed overt OSA symptoms immediately after surgery with an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of 39 events per hour, requiring continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy. Obstructive sleep apnea improved spontaneously after 10 months, with an AHI of 2 events/h after CPAP weaning. The second patient had a cleft palate associated with a fetal alcohol syndrome and developed OSA symptoms after surgery with an AHI of 18 events/h requiring CPAP therapy. He could be weaned from CPAP 6 months later after a complete section of the pharyngeal flap with an AHI of 6 events/h during spontaneous breathing. CONCLUSIONS: New-onset OSA after PFP in children with VPI who had a normal preoperative PG was uncommon (11%) in the present cohort.
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Fisura del Paladar , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño , Insuficiencia Velofaríngea , Adolescente , Niño , Preescolar , Fisura del Paladar/cirugía , Humanos , Incidencia , Masculino , Faringe/cirugía , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/epidemiología , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/etiología , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/cirugía , Insuficiencia Velofaríngea/epidemiología , Insuficiencia Velofaríngea/etiología , Insuficiencia Velofaríngea/cirugíaRESUMEN
OBJECTIVE: Psychosocial adjustment can be challenging for children with cleft lip with or without a cleft palate (CL ± P). Previous studies have linked social integration with self-acceptance and highlighted the impact of the parents' stress on self-acceptance. Teasing can be linked to children having difficulties explaining their diagnosis to others. This prospective research aimed to gain a better understanding of family communication about cleft, children's oral storytelling about their cleft, and explore their self-image and perceived familial acceptance. PARTICIPANTS: Parents and their children with CL ± P (N = 54; average age: 5.6 years). DESIGN: Semistructured interviews with parents and structured interviews with children were conducted regarding their oral storytelling focusing on scars from cleft lip surgery. Children completed a projective test to explore their self-image and perceptions of familial acceptance. Language screening was completed with the French Wechsler Preschool Primary Scale of Intelligence-Fourth Edition. RESULTS: Only 30% of children explained their cleft in a way appropriate for peers, including presence at birth, having had surgery, and scar location. Children's ability to explain their cleft was not related to language performance, which was in the average range of 84%. Children's cleft explanations were dependent on parents' narratives and education methods, including the use of verbal explanations and preoperative photographs. Children's storytelling was related to their self-image and perceived parental acceptance. CONCLUSION: Cleft teams should assist families in building their cleft story based on a complete explanation with photographs and a positive and accepting approach.
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Upper airway obstruction is a common feature in pycnodysostosis and may cause obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The aim of our study was to analyze sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory management in children with pycnodysostosis. A retrospective review of the clinical charts and sleep studies of 10 consecutive children (three girls and seven boys) with pycnodysostosis seen over a time period of 10 years was performed. Six patients had severe OSA and/or nocturnal hypoventilation and were started on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) as a first treatment at a median age of 3.4 ± 2.6 years, because of the lack of indication of any surgical treatment. Three patients could be weaned after several years from CPAP after spontaneous improvement (two patients) or multiple upper airway surgeries (one patient). Three patients had upper airway surgery prior to their first sleep study with two patients still needing CPAP during their follow-up. Only one patient never developed OSA. Patients with pycnodysostosis are at a high risk of severe OSA, underlying the importance of a systematic screening for sleep-disordered breathing. Multidisciplinary care is mandatory because of the multilevel airway obstruction. CPAP is very effective and well accepted for treating OSA.
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Picnodisostosis/fisiopatología , Síndromes de la Apnea del Sueño/fisiopatología , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/fisiopatología , Niño , Preescolar , Presión de las Vías Aéreas Positiva Contínua/métodos , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Polisomnografía , Picnodisostosis/complicaciones , Picnodisostosis/cirugía , Síndromes de la Apnea del Sueño/complicaciones , Síndromes de la Apnea del Sueño/cirugía , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/complicaciones , Apnea Obstructiva del Sueño/cirugíaRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Cherubism is a rare autosomal dominant genetic condition caused by mutations in the SH3BP2 gene. This disease is characterized by osteolysis of the jaws, with the bone replaced by soft tissue rich in fibroblasts and multinuclear giant cells. SH3BP2 is a ubiquitous adaptor protein yet the consequences of SH3BP2 mutation have so far been described as impacting only face. Cherubism mouse models have been generated and unlike human patients, the knock-in mice exhibit systemic bone loss together with a systemic inflammation. CASE PRESENTATION: In light of these observations, we decided to search for a systemic cherubism phenotype in a 6-year-old girl with an aggressive cherubism. We report here the first case of cherubism with systemic manifestations. Bone densitometry showed low overall bone density (total body Z-score = - 4.6 SD). Several markers of bone remodelling (CTx, BALP, P1NP) as well as inflammation (TNFα and IL-1) were elevated. A causative second-site mutation in other genes known to influence bone density was ruled out by sequencing a panel of such genes. CONCLUSIONS: If this systemic skeletal cherubism phenotype should be confirmed, it would simplify the treatment of severe cherubism patients and allay reservations about applying a systemic treatment such as those recently published (tacrolimus or imatinib) to a disease heretofore believed to be localised to the jaws.
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Querubismo , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/genética , Proteínas Adaptadoras Transductoras de Señales/metabolismo , Animales , Densidad Ósea , Huesos/metabolismo , Querubismo/diagnóstico por imagen , Querubismo/genética , Humanos , Inflamación , RatonesRESUMEN
The use of the Washio retroauricular flap for nasal reconstruction has been infrequently covered in recent literature, particularly concerning the pediatric population. A retrospective study was conducted between 2014 and 2018 and included all pediatric patients who underwent a Washio retroauricular flap procedure for nasal reconstruction operated on by the same surgeon at a referral center for pediatric plastic and maxillofacial surgery. The mean age at the time of the first stage of the Washio procedure was just under 8 years of age (range: 6 years 3 months-8 years 10 months). The Washio retroauricular flap procedure was successfully employed in three patients with three different anatomical defects, including the nasal alae, nasal tip, and columella, without postoperative healing complications. Arguably, the Washio method is sufficiently versatile to be used in various defect types, allows space and planning for subsequent surgical corrections, avoids additional visible scarring of the face, and spares flaps that may be required at the end of the growth, such as the pedicled forehead flap. It is a safe procedure, provided that at least a two-stage procedure is performed, and a progressive postoperative verticalization is prescribed to limit venous drainage complications.
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Nariz/cirugía , Procedimientos de Cirugía Plástica , Colgajos Quirúrgicos , Niño , Cicatriz , Cara , Frente , Humanos , Estudios RetrospectivosRESUMEN
The endothelin receptor type A (EDNRA) signaling pathway is essential for the establishment of mandibular identity during development of the first pharyngeal arch. We report four unrelated individuals with the syndrome mandibulofacial dysostosis with alopecia (MFDA) who have de novo missense variants in EDNRA. Three of the four individuals have the same substitution, p.Tyr129Phe. Tyr129 is known to determine the selective affinity of EDNRA for endothelin 1 (EDN1), its major physiological ligand, and the p.Tyr129Phe variant increases the affinity of the receptor for EDN3, its non-preferred ligand, by two orders of magnitude. The fourth individual has a somatic mosaic substitution, p.Glu303Lys, and was previously described as having Johnson-McMillin syndrome. The zygomatic arch of individuals with MFDA resembles that of mice in which EDNRA is ectopically activated in the maxillary prominence, resulting in a maxillary to mandibular transformation, suggesting that the p.Tyr129Phe variant causes an EDNRA gain of function in the developing upper jaw. Our in vitro and in vivo assays suggested complex, context-dependent effects of the EDNRA variants on downstream signaling. Our findings highlight the importance of finely tuned regulation of EDNRA signaling during human craniofacial development and suggest that modification of endothelin receptor-ligand specificity was a key step in the evolution of vertebrate jaws.
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Alopecia/genética , Disostosis Mandibulofacial/genética , Receptor de Endotelina A/genética , Alopecia/patología , Animales , Secuencia de Bases , Endotelina-1/metabolismo , Exoma/genética , Humanos , Hibridación in Situ , Disostosis Mandibulofacial/patología , Datos de Secuencia Molecular , Morfolinos/genética , Mutación Missense/genética , Linaje , ARN Mensajero/administración & dosificación , Reacción en Cadena en Tiempo Real de la Polimerasa , Receptor de Endotelina A/metabolismo , Análisis de Secuencia de ADN , Síndrome , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos X , Pez Cebra , Cigoma/patologíaRESUMEN
We present the case of a woman referred to our department at 34 weeks of pregnancy with a fetal ultrasonographic scan showing a mass that had developed within the right maxilla with invasion of the orbit. A retrospective examination showed that this tumor had been present since the 12th week of pregnancy. At 39+4 weeks of gestation, a boy was born. He presented a black firm aspect in the maxilla. A computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging revealed a soft tissue swelling over the right maxilla, extending into the orbit but without invasion of the globe. Surgical biopsy confirmed a melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy. The pathologic examination did not show any neuroblast-like component on the hematoxylin eosin saffron staining. Because of the extension and the size of the lesion, neoadjuvant chemotherapy was carried out. At day 21, the patient received 1 cycle of low-dose cyclophosphamide and vincristine, 2 cycles of etoposide and carboplatin, and thereafter 1 cycle of cyclophosphamide, adriamycin, and vincristin because the lesion kept growing. After stabilization of the size of the tumor, at 4 months, a maxillectomy and partial resection of the orbital floor and lateral orbital wall was performed on the patient. As a complete resection would have required orbital exenteration, surgery was performed deliberately incomplete leaving a macroscopic residue (R2). At 2.5 years of follow-up, the patient showed complete remission with no lesions evident on magnetic resonance imaging.
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Protocolos de Quimioterapia Combinada Antineoplásica/administración & dosificación , Enfermedades Fetales/terapia , Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/terapia , Tumor Neuroectodérmico Melanótico/terapia , Neoplasias Orbitales/terapia , Adulto , Carboplatino/administración & dosificación , Ciclofosfamida/administración & dosificación , Doxorrubicina/administración & dosificación , Etopósido/administración & dosificación , Femenino , Enfermedades Fetales/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades Fetales/patología , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/diagnóstico por imagen , Enfermedades del Recién Nacido/patología , Masculino , Tumor Neuroectodérmico Melanótico/diagnóstico por imagen , Tumor Neuroectodérmico Melanótico/patología , Neoplasias Orbitales/diagnóstico por imagen , Neoplasias Orbitales/patología , Embarazo , Vincristina/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Fibroblastic connective tissue nevi (FCTN) are benign skin conditions characterized by bland spindle cells infiltrating the reticular dermis and the upper subcutis with preservation of adnexal structures. A subset of FCTN expresses CD34, which may cause difficulties in the differential diagnosis, in particular with dermatofibrosarcoma (DFSP). We aim to study clinical and histological main features of congenital FCTN to better understand their heterogeneity. METHODS: We present 3 cases of congenital FCTN with misleading pseudo-tumoral presentations and compare them with published cases in literature. We provide a diagnostic algorithm for congenital neonatal connective tissue tumors. RESULTS: Clinically, FCTN mostly present as well-limited and nontender plaques or nodules mainly located in the neck and face areas or in the trunk. Histologically, FCTN are composed of irregularly distributed fascicles of bland spindled cells and are defined by a list of fundamental features: (i) no atypia, pleomorphism, or mitotic activity; (ii) skin appendages entrapped but unaffected; (iii) no evidence for malignancy. In most cases CD34 is positive, but in some cases, cells can express SMA or are even CD34- and SMA-. CONCLUSION: The initial presentation and natural history of FCTN fit better with a neoplasm than with a hamartoma. Thus, we suggest replacing the term "nevus" with tumor and considering fibroblastic connective tissue tumor (FCTT) as the right denomination of this clinico-pathological entity. FCTTs are difficult to diagnose due to their clinical heterogeneity. Clinical and histological malignant and benign differential diagnoses are discussed.
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Nevo/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/patología , Preescolar , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Nevo/cirugía , Piel/patología , Neoplasias Cutáneas/cirugíaRESUMEN
This article presents the case of a child presenting with a rhabdomyosarcoma associated with a fetal rhabdomyoma in the setting of nevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome. Oncologic strategy is discussed.
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Síndrome del Nevo Basocelular/complicaciones , Rabdomioma/complicaciones , Rabdomiosarcoma/complicaciones , Síndrome del Nevo Basocelular/patología , Síndrome del Nevo Basocelular/cirugía , Humanos , Lactante , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Masculino , Mutación , Receptor Patched-1/genética , Rabdomioma/patología , Rabdomioma/cirugía , Rabdomiosarcoma/patología , Rabdomiosarcoma/cirugía , Tomografía Computarizada por Rayos XRESUMEN
BACKGROUND: Oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum (OAVS) is a developmental disorder involving first and second branchial arches derivatives, mainly characterised by asymmetric ear anomalies, hemifacial microsomia, ocular defects and vertebral malformations. Although numerous chromosomal abnormalities have been associated with OAVS, no causative gene has been identified so far. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to identify the first causative gene for OAVS. METHODS: As sporadic cases are mostly described in Goldenhar syndrome, we have performed whole exome sequencing (WES) on selected affected individuals and their unaffected parents, looking for de novo mutations. Candidate gene was tested through transient knockdown experiment in zebrafish using a morpholino-based approach. A functional test was developed in cell culture in order to assess deleterious consequences of mutations. RESULTS: By WES, we identified a heterozygous nonsense mutation in one patient in the myelin transcription factor 1 (MYT1) gene. Further, we detected one heterozygous missense mutation in another patient among a cohort of 169 patients with OAVS. This gene encodes the MYT1. Functional studies by transient knockdown of myt1a, homologue of MYT1 in zebrafish, led to specific craniofacial cartilage alterations. Treatment with all-trans retinoic acid (RA), a known teratogenic agent causing OAVS, led to an upregulation of cellular endogenous MYT1 expression. Additionally, cellular wild-type MYT1 overexpression induced a downregulation of RA receptor ß (RARB), whereas mutated MYT1 did not. CONCLUSION: We report MYT1 as the first gene implicated in OAVS, within the RA signalling pathway.
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Congenital infantile fibrosarcoma (CIFS) is a soft tissue sarcoma of infants mainly involving lower extremities and usually developing during the first year of life. At another end of the spectrum of pediatric fibroblastic lesions, lipofibromatosis is a rare benign infiltrative soft tissue tumor that affects children. The authors report in this study a particular presentation with a CIFS surrounded by lipofibromatosis-like areas. The presence of a surrounding benign tumor confused and delayed CIFS diagnosis.