Unilateral aplasia of the middle cranial fossa floor in atypical hemifacial microsomia

Authors
Sze, RW Gruss, JS Cunningham, ML
Citation
Rw. Sze et al., Unilateral aplasia of the middle cranial fossa floor in atypical hemifacial microsomia, AM J NEUROR, 22(7), 2001, pp. 1434-1437
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology ,Nuclear Medicine & Imaging","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Journal title
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NEURORADIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01956108 → ACNP
Volume
22
Issue
7
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1434 - 1437
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6108(200108)22:7<1434:UAOTMC>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
We present the first report of a patient with atypical hemifacial microsomi a (HFM) and unilateral aplasia of the floor of the middle cranial fossa, gl enoid fossa, and portions of her posterior fossa. The patient also develope d a Chiari I malformation with cervical syrinx over a 3-year interval. This case report highlights the critical role of imaging in revealing serious, but clinically occult, structural abnormalities, as well as the evolution i n the pathogenetic understanding of HFM.