A Very Rare Case of Colpocephaly Associated With Trisomy 18

Authors

  • Seyfettin Uludağ İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Istanbul
  • Yavuz Aydın İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Istanbul
  • Begüm Aydoğan İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Istanbul
  • Burcu Aydın İstanbul University Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Istanbul

Keywords:

Colphocephaly, Trisomy 18, Cranial-abnormalities, Syndrome

Abstract

We presented a very rare case of colphocephaly which is a term used to describe a congenital abnormal enlargement of the occipital horns of the lateral ventricules associated with normal frontal horns. A variety of cranial abnormalities and syndromes were associated with colphocephaly such as such as lissencephaly type 1, linear nevus sebaceous syndrome, Marden-Walker syndrome, tourette syndrome, Aicardi syndrome, trisomy 8 mosaic, trisomy 9 mosaic, Norman-Roberts syndrome, Zellweger syndrome, Nijmegen breakage syndrome, hemimegalencephaly, Chudley-McCullough syndrome; but association of colphocephaly with trisomy 18 case has not been identified up to now.

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Published

2012-08-06

How to Cite

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Uludağ S, Aydın Y, Aydoğan B, Aydın B. A Very Rare Case of Colpocephaly Associated With Trisomy 18. Gynecol Obstet Reprod Med [Internet]. 2012Aug.6 [cited 2024Mar.28];18(2):83-5. Available from: https://gorm.com.tr/index.php/GORM/article/view/246

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Case Reports