Complete transverse basilar cleft associated with hemifacial microsomia
Issued Date
2024-01-01
Resource Type
ISSN
20933665
eISSN
20933673
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85204955283
Journal Title
Anatomy and Cell Biology
Volume
57
Issue
3
Start Page
473
End Page
475
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Anatomy and Cell Biology Vol.57 No.3 (2024) , 473-475
Suggested Citation
Yurasakpong L., Suwannakhan A., Iwanaga J., Tubbs R.S., Chaiyamoon A., Kruepunga N., Asuvapongpatana S., Sudsang T. Complete transverse basilar cleft associated with hemifacial microsomia. Anatomy and Cell Biology Vol.57 No.3 (2024) , 473-475. 475. doi:10.5115/acb.23.289 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/101458
Title
Complete transverse basilar cleft associated with hemifacial microsomia
Author's Affiliation
Faculty of Science, Mahidol University
Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Kasetsart University
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Tulane University School of Medicine
In Silico and Clinical Anatomy Research Group (iSCAN)
Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences
Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University
Kasetsart University
Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
Tulane University School of Medicine
In Silico and Clinical Anatomy Research Group (iSCAN)
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Abstract
Transverse basilar cleft (TBC) is an extremely rare variation of the clivus or the basilar part of the occipital bone. In this report, a unilateral transverse basilar fissure was found at the clivus in a head computed tomography of an 18-year-old female patient diagnosed with hemifacial microsomia (HFM). Image analysis of this patient showed shortening of the ramus of the right mandible along with medial displacement of the right temporomandibular joint and hypoplastic right maxilla. In addition, observation of the clivus showed a cleft between the basioticum and basioccipital bones at the level of the pharyngeal tubercle on the right side. This cleft was identified as TBC. Clival variations, TBC included, attributed to HFM have never been reported. This report draws attention to the complex relationship between abnormal development of clivus and HFM syndrome, and sheds light on a possible genetic and molecular association between these two conditions.