Giant congenital aortic aneurysm with cleft sternum, supraumbilical raphe,and hemangiomatosis: Report and review

Authors
Raas-Rothschild, A Nir, A Gillis, R Rein, AJJT
Citation
A. Raas-rothschild et al., Giant congenital aortic aneurysm with cleft sternum, supraumbilical raphe,and hemangiomatosis: Report and review, AM J MED G, 90(3), 2000, pp. 243-245
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Molecular Biology & Genetics
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS
ISSN journal
01487299 → ACNP
Volume
90
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
243 - 245
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-7299(20000131)90:3<243:GCAAWC>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
We report on a child with giant congenital aortic aneurysm, sternal defect, hemangiomas of face, supraumbilical raphe, and review the only two other c ases reported to date. Congenital aortic aneurysm is an ominous malformatio n that has to be systematically searched in children with the sternal malfo rmation/vascular dysplasia complex. (C) 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.