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Hemifacial Microsomia

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Hemifacial Microsomia
What is hemifacial microsomia (HFM)?
Hemifacial microsomia (HFM) is a condition in which the tissue on one side of the face is underdeveloped, affecting primarily the aural (ear), oral (mouth), and mandibular (jaw) areas.

 


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Hemifacial microsomia: See: Goldenhar syndrome.
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hemifacial microsomia (Also called Goldenhar syndrome, brachial arch syndrome, facio-auriculo-vertebral syndrome, oculo-auriculo-vertebral spectrum, or lateral facial dysplasia.) - a condition in which the tissues on one side of the face are ...

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hemifacial microsomia-a condition in which the tissues on one side of the face are underdeveloped, affecting primarily the ear (aural), mouth (oral), and jaw (mandibular) areas.

Further low-frequency findings include facial asymmetry (hemifacial microsomia), external ear malformations, lung lobation defects, intestinal malrotation and genital anomalies. VATER/VACTERL features are more common in twinning.

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in syndromic patients and children with conditions such as cleft palate, severe asymmetry, severe mandibular hypoplasia with resulting airway compromise, facial clefts, Treacher-Collins syndrome, Pierre-Robin sequence and hemifacial microsomia.

See also: Craniofacial Anomalies, Surgery, Anatomy, Cleft palate, Cleft lip

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