title: Cebocephaly, alobar holoprosencephaly, spina bifida, and sirenomelia in a stillbirth.
abstract: Cebocephaly and sirenomelia are uncommon birth defects. Their association is extremely rare; however, the presence of spina bifida with both conditions is not unexpected. We report on a female still-birth with cebocephaly, alobar holoprosencephaly, cleft palate, lumbar spina bifida, sirenomelia, a single umbilical artery, and a 46,XX karyotype, but without maternal diabetes mellitus. Our case adds to the examples of overlapping cephalic and caudal defects, possibly related to vulnerability of the midline developmental field or axial mesodermal dysplasia spectrum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: C P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jan
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple; D002972:Cleft Palate; D019465:Craniofacial Abnormalities; D004480:Ectromelia; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D016142:Holoprosencephaly; D006801:Humans; D016135:Spinal Dysraphism